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                  Home  » Resources » Glossary » Saṇgha

                  Saṇgha

                  Sanskrit for ‘community’. The Jain ‘fourfold community’ is composed of monks, nuns, lay men and lay women.

                  Synonyms:
                  Fourfold community, Community
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