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उपासिका (upAsikA)

 
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English
उपासिका
f.
a lay female votary of Buddha (as distinguished from a Bhikṣuṇī q.v.)
Indian Epigraphical Glossary
English
Upāsikā (CII 3, 4), feminine form of Upāsaka (q. v.)
a female lay-follower of the Buddha.
Wordnet
Sanskrit
Synonyms:
पूजिका, उपासिका
noun
सा स्त्री या ईश्वरं देवतां वा पूजयति।
"मीरा कृष्णस्य पूजिका आसीत्।"
Sanskrit Tibetan
Tibetan
dge bsnyen ma
उपासिका