Dictionary Definition :
Definition[1]
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The four groups of Buddhist disciples. See 四輩.
Definition[2]
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四部之會 (sì bù zhī huì) ( “the fourfold assemblies of Buddhist disciples, i.e. monks, nuns, laymen, and laywomen” ) Cf. 四輩(sì bèi) etc. ;
{not found at 《漢語大詞典》3.587.} ; {not found at 《大漢和辞典》3.38.} ;
Dharmarakṣa: {124c17} 持是經者 淨徳常然 則爲見佛 大聖導師 及吾於世 滅度大通 則此一切 諸菩薩衆 并復覩此 四部之會(v)
{K.393.4} parṣāś ……catvāri
Kumārajīva: {not found at L.52b14}
Source
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A Digital Edition of A Glossary of Dharmarakṣa translation of the Lotus Sutra by Seishi Karashima, 1998