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Moggaliputtatissa Summary
345 words, approx. 1 pages
MOGGALIPUTTATISSA, Buddhist elder and arahant leader of the monastic order (saṃgha) in India during the reign of Aśoka (274–232 BCE). According to the chronicles of the Theravāda tradition (Mahāvaṃsa and...
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Sangha : Buddhist Terms
173 words, approx. 1 pages
An Assembly. The monastic order founded by the Buddha, the members of which are called Bhikkhus (m) or Bhikkhunīs (f). It is the oldest monastic order in the world. The act of admission to the order is called pabbajjā (renouncing the world)....
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Saṃgha Summary
14,133 words, approx. 47 pages
Saṃgha (or saṅgha) is a common noun meaning "multitude" or "assemblage" in Sanskrit, Pali, and the various prakrit languages. Buddhists have adopted the word to describe their religious community; followers of...
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Sangha Information
1,839 words, approx. 6 pages
This article concerns the concept of Sangha in Buddhism. For information on other senses, see Sangha (disambiguation). Sangha (संघ saṅgha) is a word in Pali or Sanskrit that can be translated roughly as "association" or "assembly" "company" or...


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A Matter of Faith.(Sangha Buddhist monks' scandals in Thailand)
06/23/2003: 892 words, approx. 3 pages
Thailand's border patrol is rarely surprised by the shadowy figures it encounters along the country's northern frontier. The police frequently pick up Burmese refugees, illegal arms dealers or drug smugglers moving their contraband through this notorious stretch of the Golden Triangle. So it...
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Journal of Southeast Asian Studies
Interpreting Thai religious change: temples, Sangha reform and social change.
09/01/1993: 5,272 words, approx. 18 pages
Interpreting Thai Religious Change Thai religion is changing. So is Thai society. To most scholars the connection is obvious: social and especially material changes drive religious ones. So a new middle class causes religious ferment(1) while a crisis in legitimacy explains a...
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Elephant poaching said imperils survival
6/6/2007: 915 words, approx. 3 pages
The markets in the Central African Republic offer all of the jungle's delicacies, including monkey, chimpanzee, antelope and, if you have the cash, even elephant.Hunters kill the elephants and cut off the ivory. Then, over grills fueled with green tree branches, they smoke the meat...
 


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