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upāsaka

male followers of Buddhism; not monks
Class type of: Buddhist laity, male Q51553373

Facts

6 properties
Instance of
religious role
Subclass of
Buddhist laity, male[2][3]
Part of
seven classes of disciples[4]
Described by source
A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms[6]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
concrete/abstract disjunction anomalies[7]
Opposite of
upāsikā[5]
🏷️ Also known as
en Buddhist layman en upāsaka es laico budista es laicos budistas es upásaco it laici buddisti it laico buddista it upasaci it upasaco it upassaco ja 優婆塞 pt upássaco
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/g/11bc5kf5pd

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Summary

upāsaka is a religious figure[1].

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20w ago · JhealdBatch bot · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Opposite of → upāsikā
    Google Knowledge Graph ID → /g/11bc5kf5pd
    Wikidata description → male followers of Buddhism; not monks
    Instance of → religious role
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #36807: tag for concrete/abstract disjunction anomaly"
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