sangha en · NOUN
Etymology
Transliteration of Sanskrit सङ्घ (saṅgha, “heap, multitude, crowd”).
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.
- The Buddhist congregation including laypersons and the "religious" (renunciate monks and nuns who have taken vows).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sangh | alternative | lexicographic | |
| sanghas | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| samgha | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
bodhicitta · Buddha-nature · nirvana · sunyata · enlightenment · dharma · Four Noble Truths · six perfections
Translations (29)
ko 승가 (community of all followers of the Buddha) · fr sangha (community of all followers of the Buddha) · ms sangha (community of all followers of the Buddha) · ml സംഘം (community of all followers of the Buddha) · bn সঙ্ঘ (community of all followers of the Buddha) · shn သၢင်ႇၶႃႇ (community of all followers of the Buddha) · pi saṅgha (community of all followers of the Buddha) · si සංඝ (community of all followers of the Buddha) · bn সংঘ (community of all followers of the Buddha) · th พระสงฆ์ (community of all followers of the Buddha) · bo དགེ་འདུན (community of all followers of the Buddha) · shn သင်ႇၶႃႇ (community of all followers of the Buddha) · hi संघ (community of all followers of the Buddha) · km សង្ឃ (community of all followers of the Buddha) · th สงฆ์ (community of all followers of the Buddha) · lo ສົງຄະ (community of all followers of the Buddha) · vi giáo hội (community of all followers of the Buddha) · lo ສົງ (community of all followers of the Buddha) · vi tăng-già (community of all followers of the Buddha) · cmn 僧伽 (community of all followers of the Buddha) · ta சங்கம் (community of all followers of the Buddha) · my သံဃာ (community of all followers of the Buddha) · sip དགེ་འདུན (community of all followers of the Buddha) · ru са́мгха (community of all followers of the Buddha) · pl sangha (community of all followers of the Buddha) · ja 僧伽 (community of all followers of the Buddha) · ru са́нгха (community of all followers of the Buddha) · vi tăng đoàn (community of all followers of the Buddha) · sa सङ्घ (community of all followers of the Buddha)