Holy people - Shoju

Japanese: 聖衆 - しょうじゅ
Holy people - Shoju
〘Noun〙 A Buddhist term. A multitude of bodhisattvas, shravakas, and pratyekabuddhas. Also, saints such as Amida Buddha and bodhisattvas in the Pure Land. Holy Lord. ※Ojoyoshu (984-985) Daibun 2 "Sometimes I see saints like an endless sand dune , and countless lands of Buddha come up ." ※Konjaku (around 1120) 3 "He brought with him countless bodhisattvas and saints."

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Japanese:
〘名〙 仏語。菩薩や声聞・縁覚などの群衆。また、極楽浄土の阿彌陀仏と菩薩などの聖者たち。聖主。※往生要集(984‐985)大文二「或見聖衆如恒沙無数仏土」※今昔(1120頃か)三「无量无数の菩薩聖衆を引具し給て」

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