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優婆夷

Dictionary Definition:

upāsikā. 優波夷; 優婆斯; 優婆私柯; 優波賜迦; 鄔婆斯迦 (or 鄔波斯迦) Female lay disciples who engage to observe the first five commandments.

Source: A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms -- by William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous