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The ceremony for admission to full monkhood.

(Vinai - discipline). Buddh's Code of discipline.

The aforesaid definitions as extracted from various authorities referred to hereinabove would indicate different types of followers who form the brotherhood of the Buddhist community.

The petitioner has been unable to explain as to what form of a follower he is and how did he become so and further any material to substantiate the same is available or not. The respondent State has also not brought anything on record except the documents aforesaid which have been discussed earlier and prior to nomination there is no enquiry or any material other than the alleged recommendation and the affidavit of the petitioner to satisfy the test of a follower. The decision making process by the State Government therefore does not appear to have been bonafidely carried out to ascertain the correctness or otherwise of the self declaration of the respondent no. 3 to be a follower of Buddhism. No authority either local or district level or any person connected with Buddhism appears to have been consulted to find out the genuineness of the claim of the petitioner that he is a follower of Buddhism or Buddhist religion.