- 四辈
- The four grades:(1) (sa) bhikṣu, (sa) bhikṣuṇī, (sa) upāsaka, (sa) upāsikā, i. e. monks, nuns, male and female disciples, v. 四衆;(2) men, (sa) devas, (sa) nāgas, and ghosts 鬼.
Chinese Buddhist terms dictionary (Chinese-English). William Edward Soothil and Lewis Hodous. 2006.