Pali Dictionary

by U Kyaw Tun, et. al.

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ga-Na

gaṇa

{ga.Na.}

PTS p240
gaṇa -- [Vedic gaṇa] . (a) in special sense: a meeting or a chapter of (two or three) bhikkhus, a company (opposed both to sangha, the order and puggala, the individual . (b)  in general: a crowd, a multitude, a great many.
-- °: a collection of, viz. gods, men, animals or things; a multitude, mass, flock, herd; host, groups, cluster,
e.g. deva gaṇa
amacca gaṇa -- suite of ministers; ariya gaṇa -- troup of worthies; naranarī gaṇa -- crowds of men or women; dāsi gaṇa -- a crowd of servants; tāpasa gaṇa -- a group of ascetiscs

PTS p240
gaṇa ācariya -- a teacher of a crowd i.e.a.t. one who has (many) followers. Always in phrase:
sanghī ca gaṇī ca gaṇācariyo ca and always with reference either to Gotama or 6 sectarian leaders as Pūraṇa Kassapa, etc.

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