緇し素そ

noun

priests and laymen

Rare term referring collectively to Buddhist clergy and ordinary people. The kanji 緇 (black robes) symbolizes priests, and 素 (plain) symbolizes laymen.

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんでは、緇し素その区く別べつなく救きゅう済さいを説とくことがある。

  In old texts, salvation is sometimes preached without distinction between priests and laymen.