sangha

Meaning

Noun

  • The community of all followers of the Buddha; the ecclesia in which the devout take refuge; those who have "entered the stream" towards nirvana; as one of the three jewels of Buddhism.
  • The Buddhist congregation including laypersons and the "religious" (renunciate monks and nuns who have taken vows).

Origin

  • Sanskrit सङ्घ. Doublet of sanghi.

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