adjective one who has a host of followers, epithet of a teacher who has a large attendance of disciples; usually in standing combination sanghī gaṇī gaṇācariyo (see above) Also in foll.: Snp.955, Snp.957; Dpvs.iv.8 (mahāgaṇī), Dpvs.iv.14 (therā gaṇī); gaṇī-bhūtā (pl.) in crowds, combined with sanghā sanghī DN.i.112, explained at DN-a.i.280: pubbe nagarassa anto agaṇā bahi nikkhamitvā gaṇa-sainpannā ti. See also paccekagaṇin.
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gaṇino
Gaṇin
adjective one who has a host of followers, epithet of a teacher who has a large attendance of disciples; usually in standing combination sanghī gaṇī gaṇācariyo (see above) Also in foll.: Snp.955 , Snp.957 ; Dpvs.iv.8 (mahāgaṇī), Dpvs.iv.14 (therā gaṇī); gaṇī-bhūtā (pl.) in crowds, combined with sang
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- Sutta Nipata 3 · 1.49/10k
- Digha Nikaya 1 · 0.07/10k
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- gaṇino Sutta Nipata 3.6 (snp3.6:2.1)
- gaṇino Sutta Nipata 3.6 (snp3.6:3.2)
- gaṇino Sutta Nipata 3.6 (snp3.6:5.2)
- gaṇino Digha Nikaya 16 (dn16:5.26.2)
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