upāsaka (English spelling) upasaka

Japanese: upāsaka(英語表記)upasaka
upāsaka (English spelling) upasaka

…Upasaka (a transliteration of the Sanskrit word upāsaka, also translated into Chinese as seishinshi or kinjio) is a male lay believer, and upasik (a transliteration of the Sanskrit word upāsikā, its slang form uvāyi) is a male lay believer.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "upāsaka" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…優婆塞(サンスクリットupāsakaの音写。清信士・近事男などと漢訳される)は男性の在家信者,優婆夷(サンスクリットupāsikā,その俗語形uvāyiの音写。…

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