How many monks required to ordain or create new Sangha?
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Quorum of 10 of 10 years standing, 5 in border areas. 5 is the quorum generally outside India. [page 108, Theravada Buddhism: A Social History from Ancient Benares to Modern Colombo (The Library of Religious Beliefs and Practices) 2nd Edition by Richard F. Gombrich]
The quorum to perform a patimokkha ceremony is 4 [page 110, Theravada Buddhism: A Social History from Ancient Benares to Modern Colombo (The Library of Religious Beliefs and Practices) 2nd Edition by Richard F. Gombrich]
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