四し部ぶ衆しゅ

noun

four orders of Buddhist followers

Rare Buddhist term referring to the fourfold assembly: monks, nuns, male lay devotees, and female lay devotees. Also known as 四衆 (ししゅ).

See also: 四衆

• 仏ぶっ教きょうでは、四し部ぶ衆しゅは僧そう・尼に・優う婆ば塞そく・優う婆ば夷いを指さす。

  In Buddhism, the four orders of followers refer to monks, nuns, male lay devotees, and female lay devotees.