upAsaka · masculine
devotee
Upāsaka [from upa + ās, cf. upāsati] a devout or faithful layman, a lay devotee Vin I 4, 16 (tevāciko u.), 37, 139, 195 f.; II 125; III 6, 92; IV 14, 109; D I 85; II 105, 113; III 134, 148, 153, 168, 172 f., 264; M I 29, 467, 490; S V 395, 410; A I 56 f.; II 132 (°parisā); III 206 (°caṇḍāla, °ratana); IV 220 f. (kittāvatā hoti); Snp 376, 384; Ja I 83; Pv I 10 4 ; Vibh 248 (°sikkhā); Sv I 234; Pv-a 36, 38, 54, 61, 207. — feminine upāsikā Vin I 18, 141, 216; III 39; IV 21, 79; D III 124, 148, 172, 264; M I 29, 467, 491; S II 235 f.; A I 88; II 132; V 287 f.; Miln 383; Pv-a 151, 160.
upāsaka , m. , °sikā , once °sikī , f. , lay-disciple (of the Buddha), passim : m. Mvy 8724 ; Divy 618.13, 17 ; Av i.338.4 ff. , and often; in Mv iii.268.13 , description of Rāhulaʼs ordination, acceptance of the first five śikṣāpada makes him an upāsaka, and the further requirements for making him a monk are then stated; f. °sikā Mvy 8725 ; Divy 618.13 ; Bhīk 9a.2 ; °sikī Divy 618.18 (no v.l. ).
a lay-follower, a lay-disciple (of the Buddha)
【陽】 優婆塞，在家信徒，來接近的人。~tta,【中】 信徒的狀態。
(masc, masc, agent, from upāsati) lay disciple; lay devotee lay devotee, who comes near [lit.] who sits near Construction: upa + √ās + aka