| Term |
Sangha
Referenced by: monastic community (alternative term) monastic sangha (alternative term) |
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| Tibetan | dge-'dun |
| Sanskrit | sangha |
| Pali | |
| Definition | Four or more people from any of the four groups of the monastic community: full or novice monks or nuns and who have unlabored renunciation and are thus intent on ridding themselves of disturbing emotions and attitudes and thus attaining liberation. |
| Translation |
[virtue-aspire]; spiritual community; assembly; aspirants to virtue
* gendün * dge 'dun |
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| Definition |
| Arabic | سانغا |
|---|---|
| German | Sangha |
| French | Sangha |
| Italian | Sangha |
| Jeffrey Hopkins En, Ti... | [virtue-aspire]; spiritual community; assembly; aspirants to virtue |
| Russian | Сангха |
| Vietnamese | Tăng già |