Dictionary Definition :
Definition[1]
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The four groups of Buddhist disciples. See 四輩.
Definition[2]
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四部衆會 (sì bù zhòng 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: {88a1} 於是世尊復告四部衆會曰:“今佛大聖宣告爾等。……”(p)
{≠ K.152.12} sarvāvantaṃ bhikṣusaṃgham
{=O} tāścatasrra parṣada
cf. Krsh.104
Kumārajīva: {L.21c15} 大衆
Dharmarakṣa: {91c24} 於時彼佛…………説《正法華》方等經典菩薩所行一切佛護。皆已周遍,四部衆會普等無異(p)
{K.181.7} catur~ parṣad~
Kumārajīva: {L.25a28} 四衆
Dharmarakṣa: {110c19}
{K.300.8} do.
Kumārajīva: {L.40a20} do.
Source
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A Digital Edition of A Glossary of Dharmarakṣa translation of the Lotus Sutra by Seishi Karashima, 1998