The first three women chose to live celibate lives like nuns, although we didn't shave our heads, while the three men chose to marry and practice as lay Buddhists.

In 1866 he moved to Nanjing to manage architectural engineering projects for the government, where his Buddhist beliefs were strengthened through contact with other lay Buddhists.

In Buddhism, alms or almsgiving is the respect given by a lay Buddhist to a Buddhist monk, nun, spiritually-developed person or other sentient being.

On May 25, Olcott and Blavatsky took the pancasila vows of a lay Buddhist before a monk and a large crowd.

Fasting is practiced by lay Buddhists during times of intensive meditation, such as during a retreat.

The Western Chan Fellowship (WCF) is an organisation of lay Buddhists.

The same restriction is also followed by lay Buddhists and is known as the consumption of the "triply clean meat" (三净肉).

It attracted lay Buddhists and possibly inspired the form of Zen practice centers throughout the Western world.

To the extreme left and right are photographs and names of deceased lay Buddhists, and their ashes are stored in urns below the altar.

Many historical biographies of lay Buddhists are available, which give a clear picture of their practices and role in Chinese Buddhism.