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དགེ་བསྙེན

noun

LanguageSikkimese

Meaning
  1. A type of Buddhist devotee who must observe a set of eight vows.
  2. lay devotee
  3. A Buddhist practitioner who lives a household life while following specific religious vows.
Examples

དགེ་བསྙེན་གྱིས་སྡོམ་པ་བསྲུང་དགོས།

A lay devotee must observe the vows.

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteSpecifically refers to someone observing eight vows.

Status: Adapted from English Wiktionary — awaiting native speaker review

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