sangha

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noun

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.

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Meanings

sangha1

nounsangha (plural sanghas)

plural sanghas · alternative samgha · alternative sangh

  1. 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.
  2. The Buddhist congregation including laypersons and the "religious" (renunciate monks and nuns who have taken vows).

Sangha2

proper nounSangha (plural Sanghas)

plural Sanghas

  1. A surname.

Origin

Transliteration of Sanskrit सङ्घ (saṅgha, “heap, multitude, crowd”).

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Translations

Bengali সঙ্ঘ, সংঘ
  • সঙ্ঘ (śoṅgho)community of all followers of the Buddha
  • সংঘ (śoṅgho)community of all followers of the Buddha
Chinese Mandarin 僧伽
  • 僧伽 (sēngjiā)community of all followers of the Buddha
French sangha
  • sanghacommunity of all followers of the Buddha
Hindi संघ
  • संघ (saṅgh)community of all followers of the Buddha
Japanese 僧伽
  • 僧伽 (sōgya)community of all followers of the Buddha
Korean 승가
  • 승가 (seungga)community of all followers of the Buddha
Malay sangha
  • sanghacommunity of all followers of the Buddha
Polish sangha
  • sanghacommunity of all followers of the Buddha
Russian са́нгха, са́мгха
  • са́нгха (sángxa)community of all followers of the Buddha
  • са́мгха (sámgxa)community of all followers of the Buddha
Tamil சங்கம்
  • சங்கம் (caṅkam)community of all followers of the Buddha
Thai พระสงฆ์, สงฆ์
  • พระสงฆ์ (sǒng)community of all followers of the Buddha
  • สงฆ์ (sǒng)community of all followers of the Buddha
Vietnamese tăng đoàn, giáo hội
  • tăng đoàncommunity of all followers of the Buddha
  • giáo hộicommunity of all followers of the Buddha
  • tăng-giàcommunity of all followers of the Buddha

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Saghan
Cite this entry
APA

sangha. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sangha

MLA

“sangha.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sangha. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sangha,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sangha.

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