Enter the temple and say to the monk in slang: What do you mean, Master?

This is to show respect for each other's anonymity. Ancient Chinese characters were written vertically, because all monks agreed on a unified surname "Shi", that is, "Shi" of "Sakyamuni", so we only need to know the monk's dharma number, that is, two words. Because it is written vertically, it becomes a word above and a word below, so ask the monk's name, for example, "What is your dharma number?" Similar to when we ask someone's name, it becomes "Excuse me, master?" Or "Master's name up and down, please"? That's what it means.

Secondly, this title is not unique to Buddhism. In ancient times, we used this title to ask the names of some distinguished guests and elderly people, such as: "Dare to ask Mr. Liu?" Or "Dare to ask your family?" Wait a minute.

-Finally, add a sentence to popularize Buddhist knowledge: in the Buddhist world, the word "monk" can't be called casually, because it is also a kind of honorific title, and only the abbot or abbot of a temple is qualified to call it like this, which is similar to the meaning of "principal", so it is extremely disrespectful to call a monk casually. The established name should be "monk", and when meeting, it should be called "mage" or "master" (regardless of male or female monks). Disciples and laymen who practice at home or with their hair are called "senior brothers" (regardless of gender), and all monks are called "wizards" or "masters" (regardless of gender). Amitabha!