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

Jasveen Sangha, 42, was charged with conspiracy to distribute ketamine to Perry, whose struggles with drug addiction and numerous rehab visits were well documented and who died from acute effects of the drug in October 2023.

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Sangha supplied the ketamine the actor injected on the day of his death, according to the plea agreement, which also noted that she sold drugs for years out of her North Hollywood apartment, described in a federal indictment as the “Sangha stash house.”

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Sangha is the last of five defendants tied to the “Friends” star’s overdose and ketamine usage.

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Sangha faces up to 65 years in prison.

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According to her plea deal, Sangha worked with Fleming, 55, of Hawthorne, to knowingly distribute ketamine to Perry.

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