…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 |
…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。… ※「upāsaka」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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