sangha
English edit
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Etymology edit
Transliteration of Sanskrit सङ्घ (saṅgha, “heap, multitude, crowd”).
Noun edit
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 the "religious" (renunciate monks and nuns who have taken vows).
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
community of all followers of the Buddha
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Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Pali saṅgha, from Sanskrit सङ्घ (saṅgha). Doublet of sangga.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sangha (first-person possessive sanghaku, second-person possessive sanghamu, third-person possessive sanghanya)
Further reading edit
- “sangha” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.