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what the Buddhist monks where called in the ORIGINAL language of Buddhism is unknown. However, the "secondary" language of Buddhism, which is known as SINHALA (its from Sri Lanka) call them: "sadu".

How do i know this? im a Buddhist and a sinhalese!. and im proud to be one. =]

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