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upāsikā

female followers of Buddhism; not nuns
Intangible religious_figure Q10889459
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upāsikā

Summary

upāsikā is a religious figure[1].

Key Facts

  • upāsikā's instance of is recorded as religious figure[2].
  • upāsikā is a type of Buddhist laity[3].
  • upāsikā is a type of female[4].
  • upāsikā is part of seven classes of disciples[5].
  • upāsikā is the opposite of upāsaka[6].
  • upāsikā's described by source is recorded as A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms[7].

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Definition and Type

upāsikā's instance of is recorded as religious figure[2]. Recorded subclass of include Buddhist laity[3] and female[4]. upāsikā is the opposite of upāsaka[6].

Use and Application

upāsikā is part of seven classes of disciples[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 25d ago · JhealdBatch bot · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Opposite of → upāsaka
    Google knowledge graph id → /g/155pr6tm
    Wikidata description → female followers of Buddhism; not nuns
    Instance of → religious figure
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/36807|batch #36807]]: tag for concrete/abstract disjunction anomaly"
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