Question

what did men and women do not at the Sangha for most of the time​

Answer 1

ANSWER:

• Both Mahavira and Buddha believed that only those who left their homes could attain true knowledge. And they formed sanghas or groups of those who left their homes.
• The rules for Buddhist sanghas were written down in the Vinaya Pitaka. All men could join the sanghas, but children had to take permission from their parents. Also, slaves had to be permitted by their owners and women by their husbands. Even debtors had to take permissions from their creditors, and the royal workers from the king.
• Men and women in the sanghas led simple lives, meditated, and begged for food. So they were also called bhikkus (beggars) and bhikkunis.
• They taught others, helped one another, and had meetings to settle quarrels within the sangha.
• People from all parts of society, including brahmins, kshatriyas, vaishyas, and shudras joined those sanghas. Many also wrote down the teachings of the Buddha, while others composed beautiful poems.

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