84000 Glossary of Terms

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ཉེ་སྡེ། | Glossary of Terms

  • ཉེ་སྡེ།

  • nye sde
  • upasena
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Publications: 3
Translation by Robert Miller
  • Upasena
  • ཉེ་སྡེ།
  • nye sde
  • upasena
Definition in this text:

A monk of one year whose premature taking of a ward prompted the Buddha to decree that only those who had been monks for ten years could allow going forth, grant ordination, accept charge of novices, give refuge, and live independently.

Translation by Fumi Yao
  • Upasena
  • ཉེ་སྡེ།
  • nye sde
  • upasena
Definition in this text:

A disciple of the Buddha.

Translation by Dr. Lozang Jamspal · Kaia Fischer · Khenpo Tsultrim Lodrö
  • Upasena
  • ཉེ་སྡེ།
  • nye sde
  • upasena
Definition in this text:

A certain monk who had gone forth under the Buddha. With his support Lotus Color found faith in the Buddha’s doctrine and also went forth.