Dictionary Definition :
Definition[1]
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大衆 (1) A great crowd; large gathering, or group. (2) The saṃgha--monks and nuns. (3) Those stuck in saṃsāra. (4) In T'ien-t'ai, one of the original members of the group. (5) Buddhist practitioners, or followers.
Definition[2]
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mahāsangha. The great assembly, any assembly, all present, everybody.
Source
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A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms, William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous
Definition[3]
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saṃgha, parṣad, gaṇa; jana-kāya, pariṣad, pariṣad-gaṇa, parṣat-saṃnipāta, parṣan-maṇḍala, prajā, bhikṣu-saṃgha, mahā-jana, mahā-jana-kāya, mahā-parṣad*, mahā-saṃgha*, mahā-sabhā, sāṃghika.
Source
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佛教漢梵大辭典, 平川彰 Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary, Akira Hirakawa
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P 736