Saturday, April 27, 2013

About Sangha

My dear Dhamma friends

                            Who is the Sangha?


supatipanno bhagavatho savakasangho ujupati panno bhagavatho savakasangho nayapatipanno bhagavatho savakasangho samichi patipanno bhagavatho savakasangho yadidam chattari purisa yugani attapurisa puggala esabhagavatho savakasangho ahuneiyyo pahuneiyyo dhakkineiyyo anjaliakaraneiyyo anuttaram punnakkettam lokassa ti"

Translated it means

The sangha is of good conduct,of upright conduct,of wise and dutiful conduct,composed of 8 types of persons, consisting of 4 pairs,worthy of offering,worth of treating,worth of gifts and revernce,and is a big blessing of merit to mankind.
 This stanza gives the features of Sangha. They are given below:

                                                                                                       Writer Rev .w. sasana.

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