Sangha

[ suhng-guh ]

noun

1. a community of Buddhist monks.

Sangha

/ ˈsɑnˌɡə /

noun

1. 1. the Buddhist community
   2. (in Theravada Buddhism) the monastic order

Word History and Origins

Origin of Sangha¹

First recorded in 1855–60, Sangha is from the Sanskrit word saṅgha

Word History and Origins

Origin of Sangha¹

from Sanskrit: group, congregation

Example Sentences

This “sangha” is critical to Refuge Recovery and Gallo admits was paramount.

From The Daily Beast

The ligamen connecting them together, completes the sacred triad with the Sangha derived from and composed of the two others.

From Project Gutenberg

Dharma, the name given to the law of Buddha, as distinct from the Sangha, which is the Church.

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It is well known how great is my faith and reverence for Buddha, for the law and the community (sangha).

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His Sangha was the most successful of them all and doubtless surpassed the others in this as in other respects.

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The Sangha, as this order was called, arose naturally out of the social conditions of India in the time of Gotama.

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