一切經音義 10.159

English (machine translation) 10.159

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10.159

波差憂波差 (This is a Sanskrit term that is extremely crude and inaccurate. In correct Sanskrit it is upāsaka and upāsikā; in the Tang language this means 'layman' and 'laywoman'. They uphold the five precepts or the ten precepts, and closely serve teachers, elders, and good spiritual friends).

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一切經音義 — 慧琳, Classical Chinese