善ぜん男なん子しじ字FuriganaAudioMeanings1nounpious man; good manBuddhism›Buddhist term for a virtuous male lay follower; often used in sutras and religious contexts. The female counterpart is 善女人 (ぜんにょにん).See also: 善男経きょう典てんには「善ぜん男なん子し、善ぜん女にょ人にん」と繰くり返かえし出でてくる。Break this sentence down in the analyzerThe phrase 'good men and good women' appears repeatedly in the sutras.
