dge bsnyen

dge bsnyen

A male who has taken the layperson's vows.

An unordained male practitioner who observes the five vows not to kill, lie, steal, be intoxicated, or commit sexual misconduct.
laymen

Householders with definite vows that set them off from the ordinary householder.
laymen

Layman.

Male lay devotees who have taken the five precepts.
laymen

male lay practitioner

The Tibetan and Sanskrit forms are gendered, and thus here specifically a male lay devotee, but there are also female lay devotees with the corresponding gendered forms.

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