Sangha

American  

[suhng-guh] / ˈsʌŋ gə /

noun

1. a community of Buddhist monks.

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Sangha British  

/ ˈsɑnˌɡə /

noun

1. 1. the Buddhist community

   2. (in Theravada Buddhism) the monastic order

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Etymology

Origin of Sangha

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

Example Sentences

He recalls that Sangha took her uncle Paul Sing with her almost everywhere she went.

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Paul Sing appears in event photos with Sangha, and was present in court to hear her plead guilty on 3 September.

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Weeks before Perry's death, Sangha spoke on the phone with long-time friend, Tony Marquez.

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Sangha and Marquez had known each other since the 2010s, and he said he had even met her family.

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Like Sangha, Marquez was also a regular on the LA party circuit.

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