Dictionary Definition :
Definition[1]
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釋家 [py] shìjiā [wg] shih-chia [ko] 석가 sŏkka [ja] シャクケ shakuke ||| (1) A Buddhist monk or nun. A person doing Buddhist practice. Same as 佛家. (2) An explicator of Buddhist sutras and treatises.
Definition[2]
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The Śākya family, i.e. the expounders of Buddhist sūtras and scriptures.
Source
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A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms, William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous
Definition[3]
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為「經家」與「論家」之對稱。指注釋經論之文義者。又指佛門之修道者,亦即佛
Source
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佛光電子大辭典
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