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The word gaṇa (/ˈɡʌnə/; Sanskrit: गण) in Sanskrit and Pali means "tribe". It can also be used to refer to a "body of attendants" and can refer to "any assemblage or association of men formed for the attainment of the same aims", denotes the gathering of a given community. The word sangha[3] in Sanskrit means "association", "assembly", "company" or "community". For instance, in Buddhism, sangha refers to the monastic community of bhikkhus (monks) and bhikkhunis (nuns).
The phrase gana sangha can be translated as "(rule by) tribal assembly". In ancient Buddhist texts like the Anguttara Nikaya[4] which make frequent reference to the great states in ancient India, the texts often use the phrase to refer a type of oligarchical rule, contrast to monarchy (saamarajya in Sanskrit).
Among the Mahajanapadas, the sixteen great states in ancient India, two of which followed the gana sangha rule: Vajji and Malla. Many smaller states and tribes near these great states also had the gana sangha form of government, such as the Koliyas, and the Shakyas, the small tribal state which Gautama Buddha was born to.[5]
Interestingly, the gana sanghas were generally located in the periphery of the major ancient Indian states, both geographically and culturally, and tend to occupy the higher ground near the Himalayas.[1] The gana sanghas of Vajji, Malla, Koliya, and Shakya mentioned above all situated at the foothills of Himalayas, close to today's Nepal. On contrast, the states which followed a monarchical government (saamarajya) were generally located in the flood plains of the Ganges.
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The word gaṇa (/ˈɡʌnə/; Sanskrit: गण) in Sanskrit and Pali means "tribe". It can also be used to refer to a "body of attendants" and can refer to "any assemblage or association of men formed for the attainment of the same aims", denotes the gathering of a given community. The word sangha[3] in Sanskrit means "association", "assembly", "company" or "community". For instance, in Buddhism, sangha refers to the monastic community of bhikkhus (monks) and bhikkhunis (nuns).