| 四衆 | [ししゅ;ししゅう, shishu ; shishuu] (n) (1) four orders of Buddhist followers (monks, nuns, male lay devotees and female lay devotees); (2) four monastic communities (ordained monks, ordained nuns, male novices and female novices); (3) (in Tendai) the four assemblies [Add to Longdo] |