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# ལྷའ་མད་ཉང་ང notes.22

The Shorter Devatā Sūtra notes.22

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### [notes.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.samyukta.alpadevatasutra*bo~en-84000.notes.22)

22. dgon pa na. The term dgon pa, here is most likely translating the Sanskrit araṇya, meaning “remote place” or “wilderness.” This would later become the standard Tibetan term for “monastery.”

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