WORLD RELIGIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -Triratna, (Sanskrit: “Three Jewels”) Pali Ti-ratana, also called Threefold Refuge, in Buddhism the Triratna comprises the Buddha, the dharma (doctrine, or teaching), and the sangha (the monastic order, or community).

Detailed explanation-2: -The sangha is the Buddhist community. Traditionally it referred to the community of ordained monks and nuns, but today the term sangha includes all Buddhist practitioners, lay and ordained.

Detailed explanation-3: -Monks and Nuns. 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.