The Sangha

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The Sangha

• The Sangha (communuity)
• bhikkhuni, bhikhu, upasika, upasaka
• purpose
• develop a selfless lifestyle and attitude.
• produce little karma, low impact,
• rules help you maintain this 227-311, dress,
  bodily movements, no choice, no name practice
  in hopes of enliughtenemt -- process.
• field of merit for the laity if you cannot act
  selfless then they can, not reciprocal, they
  dont have to give anything, dont have to do
  duties, cant hide, touch money, etc. they cannot
  refuse a request for weddings, etc.
• doctor, psychologist, teacher, presevre teaching,
  teach writing, etc.

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Becoming a Nun or Monk

• ordination novice pabbaja, monk-upasampada
• requisites
• robes, belt, bowl, razor, tooth pick, needle,
  water strainer, medicine (cow urine)
• communal property
• Day in the Life of a Nun or Monk

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Monasticism, Ritual, and Lay Life

• Lecture

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Roles of the Sangha

• Teachers/Students
• Meditators/Psychologists
• Ritual Specialists/Magic
• Daycare
• Preservation of Art and Culture