- pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person; teacher's student-helper
noun (common) (futsuumeishi); nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
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Then an argument developed between some of John's disciples and a certain Jew about purification.
After this he went down to Capernaum with his mother and brothers and his disciples.
Zen Buddhism is also called "Buddha's mind school" because of its basic tenet of transmitting the mind of Buddha directly from teacher to student without relying on writings or sutras.