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Sangha or saṃgha (IPA: [sɐnɡʱɐ]) is a term meaning "association", "assembly", "company" or "community". 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 unenlightened sāvakas (lay followers) nor does it refer to the community of Buddhists as a whole. Instead, the Theravada school uses the term parisā ("assembly") or catuparisā ("fourfold assembly") to refer to the bhikkhu, bhikkhunī, upāsaka, and upāsikā as a collective.
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Cultivating Presence Through Monastic PracticeSerial: RB-02777 Practice-Period_Talks Practice, Sangha, Consciousness |
Apr 10 2009 Crestone Zen Mountain Center |
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Forbearance Practice Khanti Paramita: Engaged Buddhism (Prison Work): Serial No. 01075Paramitas, Engaged Buddhism, Lotus Sutra, Politics, Two Truths, Absolute-and-Relative... |
Nov 29 2008 Berkeley Zen Center |
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The Practice That Fills and Is Filled by the Entire Universe and the Bodhisattva Precept of Not Killing Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Observe, Sangha |
Nov 22 2008 Afternoon No Abode Hermitage |
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November 22nd, 2008, Serial No. 03602 Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Sangha |
Nov 22 2008 |
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Zen Blossoms Beyond MonasteriesSerial: RB-01670D Seminar_The_New_Buddhism Practice, Sangha, Buddhism |
Oct 2008 Johanneshof |
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Precepts and ZazenSerial: BZ-01158 Harmonizing Buddha Nature, Instincts, and Desires, Saturday Lecture Precepts, Zazen, Desire, Buddha Nature, Precepts, Concentration, Buddha Nature,... |
Sep 13 2008 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Entering and Embodying Truth Suzuki Roshi, Koan, Community, Sangha, Evil |
Jul 22 2008 The Yoga Room |
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February 23rd, 2008, Serial No. 03548 Emptiness, Sangha, Intimacy |
Feb 23 2008 |
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January 17th, 2008, Serial No. 03517 Sangha, Dogen, Offering |
Jan 17 2008 |
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Taking Care: Paramitas, Precepts and Eightfold PathSerial: BZ-01003 Illumination Without Hindrance, Saturday Lecture Precepts, Vinaya, Buddha Nature, Bodhisattva Precepts, Platform Sutra, Hindrances,... |
Oct 13 2007 Berkeley Zen Center |
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October 10th, 2007, Serial No. 03475 Sangha, Letting Go |
Oct 10 2007 |
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Blue Cliff Record: Case #61Serial: BZ-01002 Raising a Particle of Dust, Saturday Lecture Sangha, Community, BCR-61, Dragons, Soto Zen, Teacher-and-Student, Silence, Lineage,... |
Oct 06 2007 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Faith in Buddhism: What is Buddhist FaithSerial: BZ-01057A Class 5 of 5 Karma, Constancy, Ordinary Mind, Buddha Nature, Continuous Practice, Birth-and-Death... |
Jun 14 2007 5 Berkeley Zen Center |
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From Self-Narratives to Communal HarmonySerial: RB-04004 Seminar_Sangha Sangha, Practice, Work |
May 2007 Johanneshof |
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Breathing Zen: Beyond Words and LineagesSerial: RB-04005 Seminar_Sangha Sangha, Practice, Time |
May 2007 Johanneshof |
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Sangha as Living ImpermanenceSerial: RB-04007 Seminar_Sangha Sangha, Practice, Emptiness |
May 2007 Johanneshof |
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Transcending Impermanence: The Sangha PathSerial: RB-04006 Seminar_Sangha Sangha, Practice, Time |
May 2007 Johanneshof |
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Sangha: The Heart of BuddhismSerial: RB-04003 Seminar_Sangha Sangha, Buddha, War |
May 2007 Johanneshof |
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Transcending Boundaries: Space and IdentitySerial: RB-04001 Seminar_Sangha Sangha, Zazen |
May 2007 Johanneshof |
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Sangha: From Self to SocietySerial: RB-03999 Seminar_Sangha Sangha, Buddha |
May 2007 Johanneshof |
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Embracing Imperfection on the Spiritual Path Blue Cliff Record, Intimacy, Thich Nhat Hanh, Realization, Sangha |
Mar 26 2007 |
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Developing Confidence in Buddha NatureSerial: SF-00074 Sunday talk. Baizhang, Global Warming, Buddha Mind, Hindrances, Delusion, Practice Period, Dragons... |
Mar 18 2007 Green Gulch Farm |
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January 23rd, 2007, Serial No. 03396 Intention, Sangha, Diversity |
Jan 23 2007 |
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Commmentary on "Respect for Things" (from Not Always So)Serial: BZ-01408B Faith is Synonymous for Enlightenment, Saturday Lecture Faith, Enlightenment, Big Mind, Culture, Bodhisattva Way, Building, Soto Zen, Bowing... |
Dec 09 2006 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Integrating Buddhism into Western RootsSerial: RB-01651I Seminar_How_does_Buddha_Show_Up? Practice, Sangha, Work |
Nov 2006 Hannover |
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Seijiki Ceremony - Relating to Death and DyingSerial: SF-00029 Heading into winter; what is the most important thing at the end of your life? taking refuge; how are we also hungry ghosts; six realms. Ceremony, Six Realms, Death-and-Dying, Offering, Vow, Ordination, Sangha, Emptiness,... |
Oct 29 2006 |
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Sojun Gives Doan and Kokyo Training: Chanting and BellsSerial: BZ-01046 Class Bell, Heart Sutra, Chanting, Harmonizing, Don't Know Mind, Sangha, Bowing,... |
Oct 28 2006 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Have Some TeaSerial: SF-00965 Sunday Lecture: "Have you been here before? Have some tea"; judgment and conduct; Four Noble Truths; Eightfold Path; ethics and etiquette Joshu, Four Noble Truths, Eightfold Path, Right Effort, Three Treasures, Right Speech... |
May 07 2006 Green Gulch Farm |
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Gazing at Flowers on the Roof of HellSerial: SF-00914 Sunday Lecture: learning zazen with Soen Roshi in Jerusalem - interfaith practice; Easter - rebirth; Issa "Walking together on the roof of hell, looking at flowers";... Practice, Time, Sangha |
Apr 16 2006 Green Gulch Farm |
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2006.02.03-serial.00120 Anger, Happiness, Gratitude, Dragons, Attachment, Chanting, Greed, Enemies, Sangha,... |
Feb 03 2006 |
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2006.02.02-serial.00123 Lay, Precepts, Funeral, Sangha, Happiness, Offering, Buddha Nature, Fundraising,... |
Feb 02 2006 |
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2006.02.01-serial.00003 Offering, Patience, confusion, Sangha, Precepts, Mindfulness, Beginners, Gratitude,... |
Feb 01 2006 |
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2006.01.30-serial.00170A Passions, Gratitude, Instruction, Freedom, Sangha, Attachment, Anger, Offering... |
Jan 30 2006 |
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Awakening Through Collective Zen SilenceSerial: RB-01648C Seminar_Sangha_Yesterday_and_Today Silence, Practice, Sangha |
Jan 2006 Johanneshof |
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Awakening Buddha Within Each MomentSerial: RB-01648J Seminar_Sangha_Yesterday_and_Today Buddha, Practice, Sangha |
Jan 2006 Johanneshof |
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Sangha: Community as Living TeachingsSerial: RB-01648I Seminar_Sangha_Yesterday_and_Today Buddhism, Sangha, Practice |
Jan 2006 Johanneshof |
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Embodied Zen: Gesture and Mind HarmonySerial: RB-01648H Seminar_Sangha_Yesterday_and_Today Practice, Sangha, Work |
Jan 2006 Johanneshof |
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The Collective Awakening Within SilenceSerial: RB-01648A Seminar_Sangha_Yesterday_and_Today Posture, Practice, Sangha |
Jan 2006 Johanneshof |
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Embodied Consensus in Sangha DynamicsSerial: RB-01648G Seminar_Sangha_Yesterday_and_Today Sangha, Culture, Work |
Jan 2006 Johanneshof |
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Reimagining Sangha: Posture and PresenceSerial: RB-01648E Seminar_Sangha_Yesterday_and_Today Practice, Sangha, Buddha Nature |
Jan 2006 Johanneshof |
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Evolving Sangha: Tradition and TransformationSerial: RB-01648F Seminar_Sangha_Yesterday_and_Today Sangha, Practice, Culture |
Jan 2006 Johanneshof |
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Buddha's Pointing at the GroundSerial: BZ-01207 Indra's Planting a Blade of Grass, Saturday Lecture SER-4, Sanctuary, Book of Serenity, Lotus Sutra, Sangha, Buddha's Birthday,... |
Dec 10 2005 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Morning, Noon, EveningKatagiri Roshi, Charlotte Selver, Sensory Awareness, Instruction, Posture, Sangha... |
Oct 09 2005 Green Gulch Farm |
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Settling Into Monastic Practice TogetherPractice Period, Shingi, Monastic Practice, Sangha, Global Warming, Buddha Ancestors... |
Oct 02 2005 Tassajara |
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Mahayana Abhidharma Consciousness, Bodhisattva, Sangha |
Sep 28 2005 6 Green Gulch Farm |
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Embodied Zen: Unity in PracticeSerial: RB-01646J Seminar_Somatic_Space Practice, Lay Practice, Sangha |
Sep 2005 Johanneshof |
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Making MistakesSerial: BZ-01339C Saturday Lecture Teacher-and-Student, Mahayana, Manjushri, Sangha, Conversation, Precepts |
Jul 30 2005 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Sincere Engagement in Zen Practice Dragons, Bell, Instruction, Tenzo, Sangha |
Apr 25 2005 |
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Precepts, Student-Teacher RelationshipSerial: BZ-00598 Sesshin Day 4 Precepts, Teacher-and-Student, Precepts, Observe, Teacher-and-Student, Ego, Big Mind... |
Mar 26 2005 Tassajara |
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Zen Rhythms in Daily HarmonySerial: RB-02984 Practice-Week_The_Benefits_of_Zen-Practice Sangha, Mindfulness, Meditation |
Feb 2005 Johanneshof |