Sangha Talks
Sangha (IPA: [sɐnɡʱɐ]) is a Sanskrit word used in many Indian languages, including Pali which means "association", "assembly", "company" or "community"; In these languages, sangha is frequently used as a surname. In a political context, it was historically used to denote a governing assembly in a republic or a kingdom, and for a long time, it has been used by religious associations, including Buddhists, Jains and Sikhs. Given this history, some Buddhists have stated that the tradition of the sangha represents humanity's oldest surviving democratic institution.
In Buddhism, sangha refers to the monastic communities of bhikkhu (monks) and bhikkhuni (nuns). These communities are traditionally referred to as the bhikkhu-sangha or the bhikkhuni-sangha. As a separate category, those Buddhists who have attained any of the four stages of enlightenment, whether or not they are members of the monastic community, are referred to as the āryasaṅgha ("noble Sangha").
According to the Theravada school and Nichiren Shoshu Buddhism, the term sangha does not refer to the community of sāvakas (lay followers) nor does it refer to the community of Buddhists as a whole.
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August 9th, 1974, Serial No. 00523 Community, Paramitas, Aspects of Practice, Sangha |
Aug 09 1974 |
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August 10th, 1974, Serial No. 00171 Sangha, Posture, Doubt, Freedom, causation |
Aug 10 1974 |
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August 10th, 1974, Serial No. 00508 Sangha, Posture, Doubt, Freedom, causation |
Aug 10 1974 |
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September 8th, 1974, Serial No. 00205 Community, Paramitas, Aspects of Practice, Sangha, Patience |
Sep 08 1974 |
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December 3rd, 1974, Serial No. 00212 Sangha, Politics, Lotus Sutra, Community, Posture |
Dec 03 1974 |
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December 3rd, 1974, Serial No. 00537 Sangha, Politics, Lotus Sutra, Community, Posture |
Dec 03 1974 |
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December 5th, 1974, Serial No. 00289 Anger, Zazen Mind, Concentration, Samadhi, Sangha |
Dec 05 1974 |
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February 18th, 1975, Serial No. 00285 Faith, Community, Zendo, Truth, Sangha |
Feb 18 1975 |
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February 18th, 1975, Serial No. 00551 Community, Zendo, Faith, Truth, Sangha |
Feb 18 1975 |
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April 1st, 1975, Serial No. 00271 Sangha, Community, Religion, Nirvana, Doubt |
Apr 01 1975 |
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April 1st, 1975, Serial No. 00303 Sangha, Community, Religion, Nirvana, Doubt |
Apr 01 1975 |
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April 2nd, 1975, Serial No. 00272 Observe, Seigen Gyoshi, Shuso Ceremony, Sangha, Lineage |
Apr 02 1975 |
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April 2nd, 1975, Serial No. 00304 Observe, Seigen Gyoshi, Shuso Ceremony, Sangha, Lineage |
Apr 02 1975 |
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November 11th, 1975, Serial No. 00019 Vows, Sangha, Thich Nhat Hanh, Priest, War |
Nov 11 1975 |
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November 22nd, 1975, Serial No. 00043 Money, Building, Community, Sangha, Intimacy |
Nov 22 1975 |
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April 12th, 1977, Serial No. 00052 Sangha, Buddha's Birthday, Community, Vinaya, Ego |
Apr 12 1977 |
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July 10th, 1977, Serial No. 00053 Way-Seeking Mind, Posture, Sangha, Commitment, Paramitas |
Jul 10 1977 |
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February 17th, 1978, Serial No. 00570 Intention, causation, Bowing, Sangha, Fox |
Feb 17 1978 |
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Foundation Practices Seminar, Serial 00072 Mahayana, Impermanence, difficulty, Sangha |
Feb 25 1978 7 and 8 DR47 New York City? |
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Foundation Practices Seminar, Serial 00073 Lineage, Six Realms, Duality, Sangha, Echo, Non-duality, Posture, Passions, Delusion... |
Feb 25 1978 5 and 6 New York City? |
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Foundation Practices Seminar, Serial 00071 Ceremony, Mandala, Bell, Breath, Describe, Passions, Sangha, Monks |
Feb 26 1978 9 and 10 DR48 New York City? |
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Five Masters in the Kamakura Period Lotus Sutra, Faith, Chanting, Evil, Vows, Precepts, Ceremony, Demons, Sangha, Lineage... |
Mar 03 1978 Tassajara |
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April 5th, 1978, Serial No. 00584 Sangha, Ego, Vows, Lineage, Renunciation |
Apr 05 1978 |
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June 25th, 1978, Serial No. 00578 Death, Truth, Sangha, Study Period, Lineage |
Jun 25 1978 |
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December 1st, 1978, Serial No. 00624 Politics, Dragons, Bodhidharma, Sangha, Building |
Dec 01 1978 |
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November 4th, 1979, Serial No. 00614 Sangha, Thoroughness, Ego, Love, Building |
Nov 04 1979 |
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Ngon Dro Nyam Len, Lecture 1: Refuge, Serial 00046 Monks, Japan, Lineage, Separation, Commitment, Intention, Hate, American, Nirvana,... |
Mar 02 1980 Session 1, Tape 1 |
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Ngon Dro Nyam Len, Lecture 1, Serial 00047 Monks, Sangha, Lineage, Diversity, Separation, American, Nirvana, Evil |
Mar 02 1980 Session 1, Tape 2 |
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Ngon Dro Nyam Len: Lecture 1, Serial 00048 Six Realms, Don't Know Mind, Lineage, Posture, Enemies, American, Nirvana,... |
Mar 02 1980 Session 1, Tape 3? |
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Ngon Dro, Serial 00049 Monks, Impermanence, Teacher-and-Student, Sangha, Delusion, lecture, Emotions,... |
Mar 09 1980 Sides 1 and 2 New York City |
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Ngon Dro, Serial 00050 Impermanence, Teacher-and-Student, Right Effort, Birth-and-Death, Mahayana, Delusion... |
Mar 09 1980 Session 2, Tape 1 New York City |
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Ngon Dro Nyam Len, Serial 00051 Monks, Dana, Chanting, Peace, Bell, Enemies, Passions, Sangha, Evil |
Mar 09 1980 Session 2 New York City |
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Ngon Dro, Serial 00087 Lineage, Japan, Bell, Nirvana, Sangha, Monks |
Apr 06 1980 1 and 2? New York City |
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The Self Ego, realization, Transmission, Echo, Sangha, Nirvana, Delusion, Zazen, Doubt,... |
May 17 1980 City Center |
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November 8th, 1980, Serial No. 01060 Study Period, Eight Aspects, Right Effort, Discrimination, Concentration, Samadhi,... |
Nov 08 1980 |
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June 1981 talk, Serial No. 00404 Community, Building, Sangha, Interdependence, Precepts |
Jun 1981 |
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June 1981 talk, Serial No. 00405 Community, Building, Sangha, Interdependence, Precepts |
Jun 1981 |
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Application of the Practice - Feminism and Buddhism in the Diamond Sangha Emptiness, Lineage, Aspects of Practice, Bodhisattva Vow, Heart Sutra, Sangha,... |
Aug 14 1981 2 |
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Application of the Practice - Feminism and Buddhism in the Diamond Sangha Emptiness, Aspects of Practice, Lineage, Separation, Sangha, Monastic Practice, Lay,... |
Aug 14 1981 1 |
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The Three TreasuresSerial: BZ-00023 Saturday Lecture Three Treasures, Precepts, Effort, Sangha, Monastic Practice, Lotus Sutra, Daily Life... |
Nov 14 1981 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Enmei Jukku Kannon Gyo -- Endless DimensionSerial: BZ-00016A Ten Phrase Avalokiteshvara Sutra, Sesshin Day 1 Dharani, Buddha Nature, Birth-and-Death, Sangha, Big Mind, Evil, Karma, Manjushri,... |
Feb 20 1982 Berkeley Zen Center |
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The Meaning of DevotionSerial: BZ-00011A Saturday Lecture Buddha Nature, Emotions, Mahayana, Religion, Heart Sutra, Avalokiteshvara, Ego,... |
Apr 03 1982 Berkeley Zen Center |
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April 9th, 1982, Serial No. 00152 Lotus Sutra, Evil, Mahayana, Buddha Nature, Sangha, Culture, Lay, difficulty... |
Apr 09 1982 |
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Fundraising for the New ZendoSerial: BZ-00007B What is Our Basis?, Sesshin Day 4 Fundraising, Zendo, Berkeley Zen Center, Sangha, Building, Samadhi, Fundraising, Non-... |
May 22 1982 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Meeting with Berkeley Zen Center Lay, Sangha, Lay Practice, Buddha Mind, Soto Zen, Teacher-and-Student, Fundraising,... |
Jul 08 1982 |
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Work Sesshin: Building the New ZendoSerial: BZ-01528B One-Day Sitting Zendo, Sangha, Berkeley Zen Center, Building, Non-violence, Study Period, Karma,... |
Aug 21 1982 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Natural Zen and Buddhist ZenSerial: BZ-00039B Saturday Lecture Priest, Commitment, Lay, American, Posture, Buddha Nature, training, Enthusiasm,... |
Sep 11 1982 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Relationship Between Teacher and StudentSerial: BZ-00040B Saturday Lecture Teacher-and-Student, Teacher-and-Student, Family Practice, Ego, Dogen, Daily Life,... |
Oct 09 1982 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Practice is Enlightenment, Ridgepole CeremonySerial: BZ-00043B Saturday Lecture Subject-and-Object, Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Building, Study Period,... |
Oct 30 1982 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Mahamudra & Chenrezig meditation instructions, Serial 00082 Part B Concentration, Nirvana, Lineage, Manjushri, Enemies, Dragons, Silence, Diversity,... |
Dec 19 1982 B Tape II DR65 |