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Sangha

[ suhng-guh ]

noun

  1. a community of Buddhist monks.


Sangha

/ ˈsɑnˌɡə /

noun

    1. the Buddhist community
    2. (in Theravada Buddhism) the monastic order
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Sangha1

First recorded in 1855–60, Sangha is from the Sanskrit word saṅgha
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Sangha1

from Sanskrit: group, congregation
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Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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

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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