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English
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; as one of the three jewels of Buddhism.
- The Buddhist congregation including laypersons and the "religious" (renunciate monks and nuns who have taken vows).
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Indonesian
Etymology
From Pali saṅgha, from Sanskrit सङ्घ (saṅgha). Doublet of sangga.
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: sang‧ha
Noun
sangha (first-person possessive sanghaku, second-person possessive sanghamu, third-person possessive sanghanya)
- bhikkhu
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