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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 Harmony

Serial: RB-02984

Practice-Week_The_Benefits_of_Zen-Practice

Sangha, Mindfulness, Meditation
Feb 2005
Johanneshof

Sangha: The Heart of Zen Community

Sangha, Practice, Time
Sep 08 2004
City Center

June 7th, 2004, Serial No. 03199

Community, Dogen, Sangha
Jun 07 2004

Continuity of Consciousness and Community

Serial: RB-02956

Seminar_The_Gate_of_the_Moment

Practice, Work, Sangha
Jun 2004
Rastenberg

Wholehearted Living: Zen in Practice

Bell, Dragons, Instruction, Tenzo, Sangha
May 10 2004

Questioning Reality in Zen Practice

Serial: RB-03749

Seminar_What_Is_Reality?

Sangha, Suffering
May 2004
Johanneshof

Dining Room Lecture

Sangha, Time, Practice
Apr 27 2004
Tassajara

Sangha Dynamics: Path to Inner Stability

Serial: RB-01551

Seminar_The_Discovery_of_the_World

Practice, Love, Sangha
Feb 05 2004
Johanneshof

Martin Luther King Tribute

Serial: BZ-01380

Saturday Lecture

Martin Luther King, Current Events, Discrimination, American, War, Culture, Monastic...
Jan 17 2004
Berkeley Zen Center

Sesshin Lecture

Serial: 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

November 18th, 2003, Serial No. 03145

Buddha, Sangha, Time
Nov 18 2003

The Three Treasures and Six Sign-up Sheets

Serial: BZ-01364

One Day Sitting 

Sangha, Big Mind, Practice Period, Commitment, Addiction, Instruction, Emotions,...
Oct 26 2003
Berkeley Zen Center

Sarvodaya Movement

Serial: BZ-01352A

Saturday Lecture

Peace, Right Effort, Don't Know Mind, War, Happiness, Daily Life, Religion,...
Aug 02 2003
Berkeley Zen Center

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

Basic Buddhism: Refuges, Marks, Poisons

Serial: 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

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

Summer Practice with Guests

Serial: BZ-00115

Lecture

Practice Position, Attachment, Teacher-and-Student, Buddha Nature, Sangha, Daily Life...
Aug 08 2002

Fear, Failure, and Spiritual Leadership

Serial: SF-00154

Wednesday talk.
Poem; anxiety about things finishing; expressing ourselves, failure, resentment.

Happiness, Monastic Practice, Don't Know Mind, Practice Period, Conversation,...
Jun 19 2002

The Precepts

Serial: BZ-00446

Class 2 of 4

Precepts, Right Speech, Obstacles, Liberation, Heart Sutra, Observe, Passions, Bell,...
Apr 18 2002
2
Berkeley Zen Center

Tenth Precept

Serial: 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

Suzuki Roshi

Serial: BZ-00063A

Rohatsu Day 5

Ego, Precepts, Posture, Sangha, Lay, Practice Period, Duality, Non-duality, Oneness...
Dec 06 2001
Berkeley Zen Center

Zen Spaces: Crafting Connected Communities

Serial: RB-01363B

Sesshin

Practice, Sangha, Practice Period
Dec 2001
Crestone Zen Mountain Center

Consciousness: Embracing Uncertainty for Compassion

Serial: RB-01364B

Sesshin

Sangha, Time, Practice
Dec 2001
Crestone Zen Mountain Center

Intersecting Silence and Speech: Zen Insights

Serial: RB-01354

Seminar_Basics_of_Practice

Practice, Time, Sangha
Oct 28 2001
Kassel

Cultivating Collective Consciousness in Sesshin

Serial: RB-01346

Sesshin

Practice, Consciousness, Sangha
Oct 13 2001
Johanneshof

Perfecting Imperfection in Community Practice

Serial: RB-01345

Working-Practice-Week_Talks

Work, Sangha, Time
Sep 30 2001
Johanneshof

Sangha: Living Zen Through Presence

Serial: RB-01328

Practice-Month_The_Three_Jewels,_Buddha_Dharma_Sangha

Sangha, Practice, Time
Aug 23 2001
Johanneshof

Sangha: Fluid Identity Through Zen

Serial: RB-01326

Practice-Month_The_Three_Jewels,_Buddha_Dharma_Sangha

Sangha, Practice, Time
Aug 23 2001
Johanneshof

Interwoven Threads of Spiritual Community

Serial: RB-01327

Practice-Month_The_Three_Jewels,_Buddha_Dharma_Sangha

Practice, Sangha, Time
Aug 23 2001
Johanneshof

Sangha: Path to Collective Awakening

Serial: RB-01325

Practice-Month_The_Three_Jewels,_Buddha_Dharma_Sangha

Sangha, Buddhism, Practice
Aug 21 2001
Johanneshof

Embracing All-at-Once in Zen

Serial: RB-01324

Practice-Month_The_Three_Jewels,_Buddha_Dharma_Sangha

Consciousness, Time, Sangha
Aug 20 2001
Johanneshof

Harmony in Nature, Mindfulness in Action

Time, Karma, Sangha
Apr 21 2001
Unknown

Purity of the Boddhisattva

Bodhisattva Way, Sangha, Bell, Posture, Cultivation, Manjushri, American, Big Mind,...
Mar 10 2001
Berkeley Zen Center

Rules for Being Human--Opening of Practice Period

Serial: BZ-00122A

One-Day Sitting

Obstacles, Karma, Enthusiasm, Vow, Don't Know Mind, confusion, Hate, Offering,...
Oct 29 2000
Berkeley Zen Center

Abhidharma, Six Factors, Two Aspects

Serial: BZ-00121B

Saturday Lecture

Abhidharma, Intuition, Practice Period, Composure, Hate, Building, Anger, Samadhi,...
Oct 28 2000
Berkeley Zen Center

Sensory Harmony in Dharma Practice

Serial: RB-01245

Sesshin

Practice, Buddha, Sangha
Sep 23 2000
Johanneshof

Sangha's Soul: Unity in Practice

Serial: RB-01241

Practice-Month_Talks

Sangha, Practice, Breath
Sep 23 2000
Johanneshof

Sangha: The Power of Presence

Serial: RB-01234A

Practice-Month_Talks

Sangha, Practice, Hate
Sep 03 2000
Johanneshof

Women Ancestors Class

Precepts, Three Treasures, Lay, Sangha, Mahayana, Sanctuary, Addiction, Hate,...
Aug 22 2000
Unknown

Women Ancestors Class

Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Lay, Ceremony, Silence, Freedom, Practice Period,...
Aug 15 2000
Unknown

The Tenth Precept

Serial: SF-03571

Wednesday Lecture

Three Treasures, Precepts, Sangha, Suzuki Roshi, Priest-and-Lay, Bodhisattva Precepts...
Aug 09 2000
Green Gulch Farm

Women Ancestors Class

Ceremony, Religion, Teacher-and-Student, Emotions, Sangha, Commitment, Conversation,...
Jul 25 2000
Unknown

Sunday Lecture

Buddha, Sangha, Practice
Jul 23 2000
Green Gulch Farm

Saturday Lecture

Time, Right Speech, Sangha
May 20 2000
City Center

Mindful Words, Harmonious Sangha

Time, Sangha, Right Speech
Apr 12 2000
City Center

On Practice

Ego, Practice Period, Addiction, Attachment, Sangha, Gratitude, Commitment, Interview...
Apr 02 2000
Arcata Zen Group

Stepping Down Ceremony

Serial: SF-03130

"Starts Here"

Blue Cliff Record, Ceremony, Realization, Gratitude, Lineage, Letting Go, Faith,...
Feb 12 2000
City Center

January Practice Period

Karma, Dragons, Nirvana, Chanting, New Year, Instruction, Faith, Sangha, Patience...
Jan 08 2000
Green Gulch Farm

Indra's Net: Zen's Reflective Community

Sangha, Buddha, Time
Oct 23 1999
Unknown

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

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