English

Alternative spellings
samgha

Etymology
From the Sanskrit, meaning "community".

Noun
sangha (uncountable)
#The community of all followers of the Buddha; the ecclesia in which the devout take refuge as one of the three jewels.
#The Buddhist congregation of renunciate monks and nuns.
#Those who have "entered the stream" towards nirvana.
Category:Buddhism

Translations

Chinese: �, �侶
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See also
bodhicitta
Buddha-nature
Dharma
enlightenment
four noble truths
nirvana
six perfections
sunyata

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