Dictionary Definition :
Definition[1]
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Any follower or disciple of the Buddha; any Buddhist comrade; Buddhists.
Source
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A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms, William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous
Definition[2]
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有廣狹二義,廣義乃泛指所有佛教徒,狹義則指僧侶,意謂釋門中之徒侶。四分律刪繁補闕行事鈔卷下三(大四○‧一四一下):「沙門釋侶,三界之賓
Source
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佛光電子大辭典
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