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InTheravādaBuddhism,parisā (Pali for "assembly"[1]) orcatuparisā (Pali for "fourfold assembly"[2]) refers to the wider Buddhist community ofmonks,nuns,laymen (upāsaka), and laywomen (upāsikā) who have taken refuge in theThree Jewels. The term is distinct from the word "sangha" which refers only to ordained monastics, but with reference[3] to several specific contexts in thePali Tripitaka which also uses the word "sangha" to refer to laymen and laywomen who have attainedthe four stages of awakening (ariya).[4][5][6]
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