sangha
See also: Sangha
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Etymology
(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Sanskrit संघ (saṃ-gha, “heap, multitude, crowd”).
Nomen
sangha (plural sanghas)
- 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 "religious" (renunciate monks and nuns who have taken vows).
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Translations
community of all followers of the Buddha
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