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In ancient Indian Buddhist monasteries, a ceremony called 'Pavarana' was held to serve which purpose?
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- 1To elect the leader of the Sangha and individual speakers on Dhamma and Vinaya
- 2To provide an opportunity for monks to confess offenses committed during their stay in the monasteries during the rainy season✓
- 3To initiate a new person into the Buddhist Sangha with hair-shaving rituals
- 4To gather monks on the day after the full moon of Ashadha to allocate new financial resources
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To provide an opportunity for monks to confess offenses committed during their stay in the monasteries during the rainy season
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