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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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Zen Rhythms in Daily HarmonySerial: RB-02984 Practice-Week_The_Benefits_of_Zen-Practice Sangha, Mindfulness, Meditation |
Feb 2005 Johanneshof |
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Sangha: The Heart of Zen Community Sangha, Practice, Time |
Sep 08 2004 City Center |
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June 7th, 2004, Serial No. 03199 Community, Dogen, Sangha |
Jun 07 2004 |
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Continuity of Consciousness and CommunitySerial: RB-02956 Seminar_The_Gate_of_the_Moment Practice, Work, Sangha |
Jun 2004 Rastenberg |
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Wholehearted Living: Zen in Practice Bell, Dragons, Instruction, Tenzo, Sangha |
May 10 2004 |
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Questioning Reality in Zen PracticeSerial: RB-03749 Seminar_What_Is_Reality? Sangha, Suffering |
May 2004 Johanneshof |
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Dining Room Lecture Sangha, Time, Practice |
Apr 27 2004 Tassajara |
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Sangha Dynamics: Path to Inner StabilitySerial: RB-01551 Seminar_The_Discovery_of_the_World Practice, Love, Sangha |
Feb 05 2004 Johanneshof |
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Martin Luther King TributeSerial: BZ-01380 Saturday Lecture Martin Luther King, Current Events, Discrimination, American, War, Culture, Monastic... |
Jan 17 2004 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Sesshin LectureSerial: SF-02751 Appreciation for the world happens. Don't go looking for heavenly sights. We get sticky around the beautiful. Master Heretung (?) letter - being in the world without misery... Family Practice, Emotions, Suzuki Roshi, Peace, Equanimity, Bowing, Dragons, Sangha,... |
Dec 03 2003 Green Gulch Farm |
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November 18th, 2003, Serial No. 03145 Buddha, Sangha, Time |
Nov 18 2003 |
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The Three Treasures and Six Sign-up SheetsSerial: BZ-01364 One Day Sitting Sangha, Big Mind, Practice Period, Commitment, Addiction, Instruction, Emotions,... |
Oct 26 2003 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Sarvodaya MovementSerial: BZ-01352A Saturday Lecture Peace, Right Effort, Don't Know Mind, War, Happiness, Daily Life, Religion,... |
Aug 02 2003 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Mumonkan Case #38 Buffalo Tail: What Does it Mean to Pass Through Something Completely?Serial: BZ-00134A Lecture Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Practice Period, War, Fox, confusion, Subject-and-... |
Mar 29 2003 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Basic Buddhism: Refuges, Marks, PoisonsSerial: BZ-00465 Class 2 of 4 Four Noble Truths, Greed, Hate, Sangha, Six Realms, Religion, Doubt, Absolute-and-... |
Feb 27 2003 2 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Joshu's "Go Wash Your Bowls"Serial: BZ-00178A One-Day Sitting Joshu, Continuous Practice, Pure Existence, New Year, Interview, Daily Life, Emotions... |
Jan 11 2003 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Summer Practice with GuestsSerial: BZ-00115 Lecture Practice Position, Attachment, Teacher-and-Student, Buddha Nature, Sangha, Daily Life... |
Aug 08 2002 |
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Fear, Failure, and Spiritual LeadershipSerial: SF-00154 Wednesday talk. Happiness, Monastic Practice, Don't Know Mind, Practice Period, Conversation,... |
Jun 19 2002 |
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The PreceptsSerial: BZ-00446 Class 2 of 4 Precepts, Right Speech, Obstacles, Liberation, Heart Sutra, Observe, Passions, Bell,... |
Apr 18 2002 2 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Tenth PreceptSerial: BZ-00140B "Shoes Outside the Door", Saturday Lecture Precepts, Richard Baker, Religion, Sangha, Birth-and-Death, Buddha Nature, Intuition... |
Mar 09 2002 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Suzuki RoshiSerial: BZ-00063A Rohatsu Day 5 Ego, Precepts, Posture, Sangha, Lay, Practice Period, Duality, Non-duality, Oneness... |
Dec 06 2001 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Zen Spaces: Crafting Connected CommunitiesSerial: RB-01363B Sesshin Practice, Sangha, Practice Period |
Dec 2001 Crestone Zen Mountain Center |
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Consciousness: Embracing Uncertainty for CompassionSerial: RB-01364B Sesshin Sangha, Time, Practice |
Dec 2001 Crestone Zen Mountain Center |
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Intersecting Silence and Speech: Zen InsightsSerial: RB-01354 Seminar_Basics_of_Practice Practice, Time, Sangha |
Oct 28 2001 Kassel |
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Cultivating Collective Consciousness in SesshinSerial: RB-01346 Sesshin Practice, Consciousness, Sangha |
Oct 13 2001 Johanneshof |
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Perfecting Imperfection in Community PracticeSerial: RB-01345 Working-Practice-Week_Talks Work, Sangha, Time |
Sep 30 2001 Johanneshof |
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Sangha: Living Zen Through PresenceSerial: RB-01328 Practice-Month_The_Three_Jewels,_Buddha_Dharma_Sangha Sangha, Practice, Time |
Aug 23 2001 Johanneshof |
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Sangha: Fluid Identity Through ZenSerial: RB-01326 Practice-Month_The_Three_Jewels,_Buddha_Dharma_Sangha Sangha, Practice, Time |
Aug 23 2001 Johanneshof |
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Interwoven Threads of Spiritual CommunitySerial: RB-01327 Practice-Month_The_Three_Jewels,_Buddha_Dharma_Sangha Practice, Sangha, Time |
Aug 23 2001 Johanneshof |
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Sangha: Path to Collective AwakeningSerial: RB-01325 Practice-Month_The_Three_Jewels,_Buddha_Dharma_Sangha Sangha, Buddhism, Practice |
Aug 21 2001 Johanneshof |
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Embracing All-at-Once in ZenSerial: RB-01324 Practice-Month_The_Three_Jewels,_Buddha_Dharma_Sangha Consciousness, Time, Sangha |
Aug 20 2001 Johanneshof |
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Harmony in Nature, Mindfulness in Action Time, Karma, Sangha |
Apr 21 2001 Unknown |
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Purity of the Boddhisattva Bodhisattva Way, Sangha, Bell, Posture, Cultivation, Manjushri, American, Big Mind,... |
Mar 10 2001 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Rules for Being Human--Opening of Practice PeriodSerial: BZ-00122A One-Day Sitting Obstacles, Karma, Enthusiasm, Vow, Don't Know Mind, confusion, Hate, Offering,... |
Oct 29 2000 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Abhidharma, Six Factors, Two AspectsSerial: BZ-00121B Saturday Lecture Abhidharma, Intuition, Practice Period, Composure, Hate, Building, Anger, Samadhi,... |
Oct 28 2000 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Sensory Harmony in Dharma PracticeSerial: RB-01245 Sesshin Practice, Buddha, Sangha |
Sep 23 2000 Johanneshof |
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Sangha's Soul: Unity in PracticeSerial: RB-01241 Practice-Month_Talks Sangha, Practice, Breath |
Sep 23 2000 Johanneshof |
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Sangha: The Power of PresenceSerial: RB-01234A Practice-Month_Talks Sangha, Practice, Hate |
Sep 03 2000 Johanneshof |
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Women Ancestors Class Precepts, Three Treasures, Lay, Sangha, Mahayana, Sanctuary, Addiction, Hate,... |
Aug 22 2000 Unknown |
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Women Ancestors Class Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Lay, Ceremony, Silence, Freedom, Practice Period,... |
Aug 15 2000 Unknown |
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The Tenth PreceptSerial: SF-03571 Wednesday Lecture Three Treasures, Precepts, Sangha, Suzuki Roshi, Priest-and-Lay, Bodhisattva Precepts... |
Aug 09 2000 Green Gulch Farm |
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Women Ancestors Class Ceremony, Religion, Teacher-and-Student, Emotions, Sangha, Commitment, Conversation,... |
Jul 25 2000 Unknown |
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Sunday Lecture Buddha, Sangha, Practice |
Jul 23 2000 Green Gulch Farm |
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Saturday Lecture Time, Right Speech, Sangha |
May 20 2000 City Center |
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Mindful Words, Harmonious Sangha Time, Sangha, Right Speech |
Apr 12 2000 City Center |
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On Practice Ego, Practice Period, Addiction, Attachment, Sangha, Gratitude, Commitment, Interview... |
Apr 02 2000 Arcata Zen Group |
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Stepping Down CeremonySerial: SF-03130 "Starts Here" Blue Cliff Record, Ceremony, Realization, Gratitude, Lineage, Letting Go, Faith,... |
Feb 12 2000 City Center |
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January Practice Period Karma, Dragons, Nirvana, Chanting, New Year, Instruction, Faith, Sangha, Patience... |
Jan 08 2000 Green Gulch Farm |
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Indra's Net: Zen's Reflective Community Sangha, Buddha, Time |
Oct 23 1999 Unknown |
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Dogen’s Bendowa “Zen Mind, Urban Mind”: Everything is the Way Monastic Practice, Half-Smile, Passions, Practice Period, Buddha Mind, Dharma... |
Oct 09 1999 Berkeley Zen Center |