居士

居士
[lang id =1028]倶欏鉢底; [lang id =1028]迦羅越 (sa) kulapati. A chief, head of a family; squire, landlord. A householder who practises Buddhism at home without becoming a monk. The female counterpart is [lang id =1028]女居士. The [lang id =1028]居士傳 is a compilation giving the biography of many devout Buddhists.
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居家學佛之士。

Dictionary of Buddhist terms. 2013.

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