Laity refers to the general name given by the old monk to people who enlighten at home; At the same time, this term still pretends to be a scholar. For example, Taoist Li Bai calls himself a violet Buddhist, Su Shi calls himself a Dongpo Buddhist, Tang Yin calls himself a six-elephant Buddhist, and Sun Yue calls himself a bright moon Buddhist. The word "lay man" first appeared in the Confucian Book of Rites Jade Algae: "lay man's golden belt." Zheng Xuan's Note: "The laity also knows Chu Shi." Taoism also has the title of "lay man". After the introduction of Indian Buddhism, it was translated into Buddhist scriptures.
Extended data Ouyang Xiu (65438+August 20071-kloc-0/September 22, 072), whose real name is Yongshu, whose real name is Drunken Weng, whose real name is layman, Han nationality, was born in Yongfeng, Jizhou (now Yongfeng County, Ji 'an City, Jiangxi Province), and was a politician and writer in the Northern Song Dynasty. Because Jizhou originally belonged to Luling County, it called itself "Ouyang Xiu of Luling". Posthumous title Wenzhong, a bachelor of Hanlin, a deputy envoy of the Council and a political adviser, is called Ouyang Wenzhong. Tired of giving a surname and a duke of Chu. Together with Han Yu, Liu Zongyuan, Su Shi, Su Xun, Su Zhe, Wang Anshi and Ceng Gong, they are called "Eight Masters in Tang and Song Dynasties", and together with Han Yu, Liu Zongyuan and Su Shi, they are called "Four Masters through the ages".
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Baidu Encyclopedia-Ouyang Xiu