四衆
ししゅ · shishu
Four orders of Buddhist followers (monks, nuns, male lay devotees and female lay devotees)
- four monastic communities (ordained monks, ordained nuns, male novices and female novices)
- the four assemblies
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Four orders of Buddhist followers (monks, nuns, male lay devotees and female lay devotees). It can also mean: four monastic communities (ordained monks, ordained nuns, male novices and female novices); the four assemblies.
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ししゅ (shishu). Pitch accent: atamadaka — high first, then falls. Press Listen above to hear it.
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