ころもばかりでしょうはできぬ
Meanings
Expression
Proverb
1. the clothes do not make the man; the cowl does not make the monk
Kanji used
garment
harmony
even more
Composed of
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
preceptor or high priest (esp. in Zen or Pure Land Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Tendai or Kegon Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Shingon, Hosso, Ritsu or Shin Buddhism); second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); master (of one's art, trade, etc.)
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings