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Buddhist laity

lay adherents of Buddhism
Class type of: laity Q1068293

Facts

5 properties
Instance of
Buddhist terminology
Subclass of
laity
Facet of
lay Buddhism[6]
Has part(s)
upāsaka, upāsikā[4][5]
Opposite of
Buddhist clergy[3]
🏷️ Also known as
en upāsaka and upāsikā en keosa en laity in Buddhism en Ubai en Ubasae en Buddhist laity de Upāsaka de Upasika de Upāsikā de Upasaka es laico budista es laicado budista es upāsaka y upāsikā fr Ubasoku fr Upasaka fr Upasika fr Upāsikā hi उपासक और उपासिका hu buddhista laikus hu laikus buddhista
🔖 Identifiers · 6
Encyclopedia of Korean Culture ID
E0078265
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
topic/upasaka
Freebase ID
/m/06ykb_
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/155p9dq1
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
4700059
NDL Authority ID
00574542

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🔗 Connections
Subtypes 3
householder, anagārika, monastic attendant
Subclass of 1
laity
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Summary

Buddhist laity is a Buddhist terminology[1]. It is a type of laity[2].

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-11-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → laity
    Opposite of → Buddhist clergy
    Has part(s) → upāsaka, upāsikā
    Facet of → lay Buddhism
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Added [fa] label: اوپاساکا, import labels from sitelinks"
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