Householder (Buddhism)
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title:
Householder (Buddhism)
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In English translations of Buddhist texts, householder denotes a variety of terms. Most broadly, it refers to any layperson, and most narrowly, to a wealthy and prestigious familial patriarch. In contemporary Buddhist communities, householder is often used synonymously with laity, or non-monastics. The Buddhist notion of householder is often contrasted with that of wandering ascetics and monastics, who would not live in a normal house and who would pursue freedom from attachments to houses and f
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Buddhist laity
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Householder_(Buddhism)
date created:
2006-09-23T16:57:25Z
date modified:
2024-09-14T23:34:08Z
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