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| | 056-sangha |
 | | In the Tipitika, the recorded Teachings of the Lord Buddha, one finds two main focusses for the meaning of Sangha: the third part of the Threefold Refuge (in the Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha) and the third factor of the to-be -worshipped Triple Gem (The Buddha, Dhamma and Savaka Sangha). |
 | | On odd occasions in the Tipitika, 'Sangha' is used to denote a 'herd' of animals (Patika Sutta, Digha Nikaya) or 'flock" of birds (Jataka Nidana), but groups of lay disciples, both men and women, are always described as 'parisa', an assembly. |
 | | Furthermore, in the world of the Tipitika, offerings and reverential salutations would always be given by the laity to the monastic and never the other way around. |
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