Upāsaka (masculine) or Upāsikā (feminine) are from the Sanskrit and Pāli words for "attendant". [1] . This is the title of followers of Buddhism (or, historically, of Gautama Buddha) who are not …

近事男 [1]： 巴利语 upàsaka的直译，即亲近奉侍 三宝 的男子。 又作净信男、清信士、居士；为已皈依佛、法、僧的在家男子（指在家奉佛受五戒的男子。 ）。 女子则称为 近事女 …

Upasaka, lay devotee of the Gautama Buddha. The term correctly refers to any Buddhist who is not a member of a monastic order, but its modern usage in Southeast Asia more often …

Upāsaka (T. dge bsnyen དགེ་བསྙེན་; C. youposai) or Upāsikā (T. dge bsnyen ma དགེ་བསྙེན་མ་) are, respectively, male and female lay disciples. Jan Nattier states that the etymology of upāsikā …

Buddhist lay men are called upāsaka and lay women upāsikā. Both words are derived from ‘ to sit close ’ ( upāsati) and ‘to attend to’ ( upāsana ). Lay men and women make up half the fourfold …

我国大都用“居士”一词来代替优婆塞，因为“优婆塞”是外语音译，难入汉语系统，而“居士”是汉语，意思明白易懂。 居士可以受持“ 八关斋戒 ”，以暂时过出家人的生活。 还可以受持 菩萨戒， …

Buddhist lay men are called upāsaka and lay women upāsikā. Both words are derived from 'to sit close' (upāsati) and 'to attend to' (upāsana). Lay men and women make up half the fourfold …

Upasaka (devanāgarī: उपासक upāsaka, feminine upāsikā) is a Sanskrit and Pāli word for "attendant" or "he who serves". The word refers to "lay auxiliaries" of a Buddhist monastic …

Upāsaka (masculine) or Upāsikā (feminine) (from Sanskrit: meaning "attendant") refers to Buddhists who are not monks, nuns or novices belonging to a particular monastic community …

Upāsaka (masculine) and Upāsikā (feminine) were the titles given to followers of the Buddha who undertook certain vows, but were not monks, nuns, or novice monastics. These titles are from …