sangha

== English == === Alternative forms === samgha, sangh === Etymology === Transliteration of Sanskrit सङ्घ (saṅgha, “heap, multitude, crowd”). === Noun === 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; 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 ==== cybersangha ==== Translations ==== === See also === bodhicitta Buddha-nature dharma enlightenment Four Noble Truths nirvana six perfections sunyata === Anagrams === Hagans, Saghan, sangah, Gahans == Indonesian == === Etymology === From Pali saṅgha, from Sanskrit सङ्घ (saṅgha). Doublet of sangga. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈsaŋha/ [ˈsaŋ.ha] Rhymes: -aŋha Syllabification: sang‧ha === Noun === sangha (plural sangha-sangha) bhikkhu === Further reading === “sangha”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016