gaRin
Gaṇin 1 (adjective) one who has a host of followers, especially of a teacher who has a large attendance of disciples; usually in standing combination saṅghī gaṇī gaṇācariyo (see above). Also in the following: Snp 955, 957; Dīp IV 8 (mahāgaṇī), 14 (therā gaṇī); gaṇī-bhūtā (plural) in crowds, combined with saṅghā saṅghī D I 112, explained at Sv I 280: pubbe nagarassa anto agaṇā bahi nikkhamitvā gaṇa-sampannā ti. See also paccekagaṇin. Gaṇin 2 a large species of deer Ja V 406 (= gokaṇṇa).
gaṇin (= Pali id. , and more commonly AMg. id. ; see also kugaṇin, gaṇika ), teacher : SP 313.1 ( vs ) mahāgaṇī ( n. pl. ); 298.5 and 387.4 (prose) gaṇin- mahāgaṇingaṇācārya-; Mv i.74.3 ( vs ) para-gaṇī ( n. pl. ), hostile teachers (niṣprabhā para°); LV 243.19 saṃghe ( v.l. saṃgha-)gaṇinaṃ gaṇācāryaṃ, and 20 saṃghe ( v.l. samgha-)gaṇī gaṇācāryaḥ; read saṃghinaṃ and saṃghī (see saṃghin ) for saṃghe; the corresp. Pali phrase ( PTSD ) is saṃghī (ca) gaṇī (ca) gaṇācariyo (ca), and Tib. has three coordinate epithets, tshogs daṅ ldan pa (= saṃghin), tshogs can , tshogs kyi slob dpon .