Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "The word gaṇa in Sanskrit and Pali means \"flock, troop, multitude, number, tribe, series, class\". It can also be used to refer to a \"body of attendants\" and can refer to \"a company, any assemblage or association of men formed for the attainment of the same aims\". The word \"gaṇa\" can also refer to councils or assemblies convened to discuss matters of religion or other topics.In Hinduism, the Gaṇas are attendants of Shiva and live on Mount Kailash. Ganesha was chosen as their leader by Shiva, hence Ganesha's title gaṇeśa or gaṇapati, \"lord of the gaṇas\"."@en }
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- Gana abstract "The word gaṇa in Sanskrit and Pali means \"flock, troop, multitude, number, tribe, series, class\". It can also be used to refer to a \"body of attendants\" and can refer to \"a company, any assemblage or association of men formed for the attainment of the same aims\". The word \"gaṇa\" can also refer to councils or assemblies convened to discuss matters of religion or other topics.In Hinduism, the Gaṇas are attendants of Shiva and live on Mount Kailash. Ganesha was chosen as their leader by Shiva, hence Ganesha's title gaṇeśa or gaṇapati, \"lord of the gaṇas\".".