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{{Dictkey|དགེ་བསྙེན་མ།}} ([[Wyl.]] ''dge bsnyen ma'') ''n.'' {{Color|#808080|''Pron.:'' genyenma}}
*  ''Skt.'' upāsikā. {{Context|[[:Category:Pratimoksha Vows|Pratimoksha Vows]]}} 
*  ''Skt.'' upasika. laywoman {{Context|[[:Category:Pratimoksha Vows|Pratimoksha Vows]]}} {{Context|[[:Category:Eight Classes of Pratimoksha Vows|Eight Classes of Pratimoksha Vows]]}} 
* ''Skt.'' उपासिका, upāsikā, {{Color|#006060|''Pron.:'' upasika}}. From {{Color|#006060|''Sanskrit:''}} a lay female votary of Buddha  | as distinguished from a Bhikshuṇī {{Context|[[:Category:Mahavyutpatti|Mahavyutpatti]]}} {{Context|[[:Category:Sanskrit|Sanskrit]]}} {{Dictref|[[MVP]]}} {{Dictref|[[MW]]}}

==Further Information==
*[[Upasika]]
*[[Pratimoksha vows]]

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