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Why do you think women and men joined the Sangha ?

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The important reasons why men and women joined Sanghas could be as follow :
(i) Many of them wanted to renounce the worldly pleasures.
(ii) They could study the Buddhist literature and philosophy by staying in the company of other monks.
(iii) Many people entered Sanghas to become priests and teachers of Buddhism .
(iv) All were considered equal and the previous social identity was to be renounced .
(v) The environment of Sanghas was democratic . The decision making within Sanghas was based on voting. This attracted many and they took to the life of Sanghas .
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