Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
四眾. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
四眾, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
四眾 in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
四眾 you have here. The definition of the word
四眾 will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
四眾, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Chinese
Etymology
Calque of Sanskrit चतस्रः पर्षदः (catasraḥ parṣadaḥ). Compare Tibetan འཁོར་བཞི་པོ། ('khor bzhi po)
Pronunciation
Proper noun
四眾
- (Buddhism) the four divisions of Buddhist disciples; namely 比丘 (bǐqiū), 比丘尼 (bǐqiūní), 優婆塞／优婆塞 (yōupósè), 優婆夷／优婆夷 (yōupóyí).
爾時彌勒菩薩欲自決疑，又觀四眾比丘、比丘尼、優婆塞、優婆夷，及諸天，龍、鬼神等眾會之心，而問文殊師利言： [Classical Chinese, trad.]
尔时弥勒菩萨欲自决疑，又观四众比丘、比丘尼、优婆塞、优婆夷，及诸天，龙、鬼神等众会之心，而问文殊师利言： [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: Lotus Sutra
- ěrshí mílèpúsà yù zì juéyí, yòu guān sìzhòng bǐqiū, bǐqiūní, yōupósài, yōupóyí, jí zhūtiān, lóng, guǐshén děng zhònghuì zhī xīn, ér wèn wénshūshīlì yán:
- Then Maitreya Bodhisattva, wishing to resolve his own doubts, and observing the minds of the four divisions of monks, nuns, laymen, laywomen, and the devas, nagas, spirits, and others in the assembly, asked Manjushri saying: