WORLD RELIGIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -sangha, Buddhist monastic order, traditionally composed of four groups: monks, nuns, laymen, and laywomen. The sangha is a part-together with the Buddha and the dharma (teaching)-of the Threefold Refuge, a basic creed of Buddhism.

Detailed explanation-2: -Theravada stresses worship of the three jewels (triratna): the Shakyamuni Buddha, the monastic community (sangha), and the Buddhist doctrine (dharma). The highest ideal is that of the arhat, the monk who attains enlightenment by meticulously following the teachings of the Buddha.

Detailed explanation-3: -The way Buddha designed it, nuns and monks are responsible for keeping their vows, learning, and practicing the Dharma, and teaching and guiding the lay people. Lay people, in turn, provide the requisites for life-housing, clothes, food, and medicine.