Taxonomy of meanings for 檀越:　　

  • YOU
    • NP[post=npro_2]BUDDH: you, the lay-supporter; you the Dānapati (this semi-pronoun is typically used by monks when addressing influential and wealthy lay Buddhists who support monasteries and monks with material goods or money)
  • STUDENT
    • NPBUDDH: layman, lay-Buddhist, supporter of the Buddhist teaching; skr. dānapati
    • NPpost-NBuddhist disciple in charge of N