Difference between revisions of "Seven groups of disciples"
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− | '''seven groups of disciples''' (七眾). | + | '''seven groups of [[disciples]]''' (七眾). |
− | The five monastic groups are | + | The five [[monastic]] groups are |
− | bhikṣus (monks), | + | [[bhikṣus]] ([[monks]]), |
− | bhikṣuṇīs (nuns), | + | [[bhikṣuṇīs]] ([[nuns]]), |
− | śrāmaṇeras (novice monks), | + | [[śrāmaṇeras]] ([[novice]] [[monks]]), |
− | śrāmaṇerikās (novice nuns), | + | [[śrāmaṇerikās]] ([[novice]] [[nuns]]), |
− | śikṣamāṇās (novice nuns in their last two years before ordination). | + | śikṣamāṇās ([[novice]] [[nuns]] in their last two years before [[ordination]]). |
The two lay groups are | The two lay groups are | ||
− | upāsakas (laymen) and | + | [[upāsakas]] ([[laymen]]) and |
− | upāsikās (laywomen). | + | [[upāsikās]] ([[laywomen]]). |
</poem> | </poem> | ||
{{R}} | {{R}} | ||
[http://www.sutrasmantras.info/glossary.html#faculty www.sutrasmantras] | [http://www.sutrasmantras.info/glossary.html#faculty www.sutrasmantras] | ||
[[Category:Disciples of Buddha Shakyamuni]] | [[Category:Disciples of Buddha Shakyamuni]] | ||
− | [[Category:Buddhist Terms]] | + | [[Category:Buddhist Terms]]{{BuddhismbyNumber}} |