[ししゅ;ししゅう, shishu ; shishuu](n) (1) four orders of Buddhist followers (monks, nuns, male lay devotees and female lay devotees); (2) four monastic communities (ordained monks, ordained nuns, male novices and female novices); (3) (in Tendai) the four assemblies[Add to Longdo]
[しちしゅ, shichishu](n) seven orders of Buddhist disciples (monks, nuns, probationary nuns, male novices, female novices, male lay devotees, female lay devotees)[Add to Longdo]