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Originally appearing in Volume V04, Page 214 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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BONZE (from See also:Japanese bonzo, probably a mispronunciation of See also:Chinese See also:fan sung, " religious See also:person ") , the See also:European name for the members of the Buddhist religious orders of See also:Japan and See also:China. The word is loosely used of all the Buddhist priests in those and the neighbouring countries.

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