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Buddhism, in Its Connexion with Brahmanism and Hinduism, and in Its Contrast with Christianity

Note 35 — LECTURE IV. The Saṅgha or Buddhist Order of Monks.

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Our word monk (derived from μοναχός, ‘one who lives alone,’) is not quite suitable unless it be taken to mean ‘one who withdraws from worldly life.’ See p. 75.

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