Sangha
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Sangha is a noun meaning The Buddhist congregation including laypersons and the "religious" (renunciate monks and nuns who have taken vows).
Meaning
The Buddhist congregation including laypersons and the "religious" (renunciate monks and nuns who have taken vows).
More Meanings
- The community of all followers of the Buddha; the ecclesia in which the devout take refuge; those who have "entered the stream" towards nirvana; one of the Three Jewels of Buddhism.
Word Forms
- sanghas
- sangh
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include sanga, sangh, congregation, ecclesia, sheep, sesshin.
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