四衆

ししゅ ししゅう

four orders of Buddhist followers (monks, nuns, male lay devotees and female lay devotees)

大衆部

だいしゅぶ

Mahasamghika (early Buddhist movement)

八部衆

はちぶしゅう

Eight Legions

四部作

よんぶさく しぶさく

tetralogy

四部合唱

しぶがっしょう よんぶがっしょう

four-part harmony

天竜八部衆

てんりゅうはちぶしゅう

the eight legions

衆

しゅう しゅ

great numbers (of people), numerical superiority, masses

大衆

たいしゅう

general public, the masses

観衆

かんしゅう

spectators, onlookers, members of the audience

公衆

こうしゅう

the public, general public

衆意

しゅうい

public opinion

天衆

てんしゅ てんじゅ てんしゅう

deva

衆生

しゅじょう

living things, the people

僧衆

そうしゅう そうしゅ

large number of priests

衆目

しゅうもく

all eyes, public attention

衆口

しゅうこう しゅこう

common talk, talk of the town, words of many people

衆俗

しゅうぞく

the masses, ordinary people

民衆

みんしゅう

people, populace, masses

衆盲

the blind masses; the ignorant masses; the unenlightened masses