འཁོར་བཞི། | Glossary of Terms

Male and female monastics and males and females holding lay vows.

Male and female monastics and males and females holding lay vows.

Male and female lay followers, and male and female monastic followers.

The fourfold assembly comprises monks, nuns, and female and male lay practitioners.

Monks, nuns, and male and female lay practitioners.

The “fourfold assembly” consists of monks, nuns, and the male and female lay practitioners.

The “fourfold assembly” consists of monks, nuns, and male and female lay practitioners.

This denotes the assemblies of fully ordained monks and nuns, along with laymen and laywomen.

Monks, nuns, laymen, and laywomen.

The assemblies of monks (Skt. bhikṣu) and nuns (Skt. bhikṣuṇī), along with laymen (Skt. upāsaka) and laywomen (Skt. upāsikā).

The assemblies of monks, nuns, laymen, and laywomen.

These are monks, nuns, and male and female followers of the householder code of conduct.

Monks, nuns, and male and female lay practitioners.

Monks, nuns, male lay precept-holders, and female lay precept-holders.

Monks, nuns, laymen, and laywomen.

The communities of monks, nuns, laymen, and laywomen that make up the Buddhist spiritual community.

The assemblies of monks (Skt. bhikṣu) and nuns (Skt. bhikṣuṇī), along with laymen (Skt. upāsaka) and laywomen (Skt. upāsikā).

Monks, nuns, and male and female lay practitioners.

The fourfold saṅgha comprises monks, nuns, and female and male lay practitioners.