Buddhist Priest
noun
A Buddha priest is a Buddhist Priest.
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.
この本は元仏僧の方が書かれた本です。
This book is written by a former Buddhist monk.
今、仏僧の生活スタイルについて調べています。
I am currently researching the lifestyle of Buddhist monks.
高名な仏僧がヤクザになるとは、世の中もブッソウになったモンだねぇ。
It's quite a dangerous world when even a renowned Buddhist monk becomes a yakuza, isn't it?