tăng già
Vietnamese
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editSino-Vietnamese word from 僧伽, from Literary Chinese 僧伽, transcribed from Sanskrit संघ (saṃgha).
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edittăng già seems to emphasize the "community" sense of sangha (similarly to English Christendom), while giáo hội emphasizes the "denomination" sense.