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Upasaka



Upāsaka उपासक (masculine) or Upāsikā उपासिका (feminine) (Chinese 優婆塞 yōupósāi) are from the Sanskrit and Pāli words for "attendant". This is the title of followers of Buddhism (Gautama Buddha) who are not monks, nuns or novices in a Buddhist order.



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