noun
upasaka; male lay Buddhist follower
A Buddhist term for a devout male lay follower who has taken the three refuges and observes the five precepts. The female counterpart is 優婆夷 (うばい).
from Sanskrit upāsaka
See also: 優婆夷
彼は熱心な優婆塞で、毎朝お経を読んでいる。
He is a devout upasaka and chants sutras every morning.
優婆
Upasaka refers to a male lay follower who practices Buddhism while living a household life.
The female counterpart of 優婆塞; a devout female lay follower of Buddhism.
Borrowed from Sanskrit upāsaka, meaning 'one who sits near' or 'attendant', via Chinese Buddhist texts.