approacher to virtue; layperson with vows; lay practitioner
Upasaka. Fem. Upasika. A Buddhist layman, bound by the five vows to avoid killing, stealing, lying, sexual misconduct, and intoxicating liquor. The Tibetan equivalent, genyen, means 'pursuer of virtue;' layman, lay devotees, lay follower
<term> lay devotee, lay practitioner, lay vow holder, layman, laymen, male lay disciple, male lay vow holder, upāsaka, upāsaka (precepts)