Warrior-monks employed by the great Buddhist temples.

a type of monk warrior, that gather in large armies and mobs

Martial monks maintained as troops by some Buddhist temples.

The Sohei is a Character Class in the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game that was introduced in the original 1st editionOriental Adventures book. It was updated to 3rd edition with the release of that edition of Oriental Adventures and met its 3.5 edition update in Issue #318 of Dragon Magazine published by http://www.paizo.com Paizo Publishingunder license from Wizards of the Coast.