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upāsikā

female followers of Buddhism; not nuns
Class type of: Buddhist laity, female Q10889459

Facts

6 properties
Instance of
religious role
Subclass of
Buddhist laity, female[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
upāsaka[5]
🏷️ Also known as
en Buddhist laywoman en upāsikā es laica budista es laicas budistas es upásaca it laica buddista it laiche buddisti it upasaca it upasache it upassaca ja 優婆夷 pt upássaca
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Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/155pr6tm

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Summary

upāsikā 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. 21w ago · JhealdBatch bot · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Opposite of → upāsaka
    Google Knowledge Graph ID → /g/155pr6tm
    Wikidata description → female followers of Buddhism; not nuns
    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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