Wednesday, May 08, 2013
The term "Sangha" means "common" or "undifferentiated."The person who has attained super mundane status irrespective of being a lay person or a priest is therefore can be described as "sangha".In super mundane status one does not recoginise "me" or "world".The Pali stanza "supatipanno bhagawatho" refers to Buddhas followers lay or priests who have attained super mundane status. The other monks in yellow robes "are mere "Bhikkus" Thus everybody in yellow robes are not "sangha" On thre other hand there can be lay people who can be referred to as "sangha"