RELIGIONS
BUDDHISM
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Question
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After his awakening, the Buddha surrounded himself with a community of monks, his followers, known as the ____
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sangha.
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disciples.
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superior one
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king’s men.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Buddhists are the people who follow Buddhism. They follow the teachings of a man names Siddhartha Gautama, who became known as the Buddha.
Detailed explanation-2: -Following the Buddha and the Dharma (teaching), the community of Buddhist monks and nuns, or sangha, constitute the third of the Threefold Refuge, a basic creed of Buddhism. Their behavior is strictly disciplined by the sacred canon.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Sangha also fulfils the function of preserving the Buddha’s original teachings and of providing spiritual support for the Buddhist lay-community.
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