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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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December 9th, 1988, Serial No. 01476, Side A

training, Priest, Teacher-and-Student, Patience, Tassajara, Practice Period, Precepts...
Dec 09 1988

Visualization and Mantra in Buddhist Meditation Serial 00035

Buddha Nature, Commitment, Mahayana, Daily Life, Bodhisattva Vow, Duality, Ceremony,...
Nov 11 1988
Tape 1?

Bodhisattva Practice

Serial: BZ-00367B

Saturday Lecture

Bodhisattva, Bodhisattva Way, Anger, Lotus Sutra, Platform Sutra, Emotions,...
Oct 01 1988
Berkeley Zen Center

September 24th, 1988, Serial No. 00367, Side A

Dependent Origination, Politics, Family Practice, Sangha, Hindrances, Passions,...
Sep 24 1988

April 30th, 1988, Serial No. 00898, Side B

Bodhisattva Vow, Vows, Triple Treasure, Precepts, Tassajara, Bodhisattva Ceremony,...
Apr 30 1988

Visualization in Vajrayana Practice Serial 00005

confusion, Interdependence, Mahayana, Six Realms, Culture, Lay, Nirvana, Sangha,...
Apr 16 1988
Tape 1

Bodhisattva Ceremony

Serial: BZ-00889B

Saturday Lecture

Bodhisattva Ceremony, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Precepts, Repentance, Vows,...
May 09 1987
Berkeley Zen Center

Koun Ejo; Komyozo Zammai Pt. I

Serial: BZ-00888A

Sesshin Day 1

Koun Ejô, Discrimination, Nirvana, Soto Zen, Demons, Don't Know Mind, Sangha,...
Mar 28 1987
Berkeley Zen Center

Making Our Lives Part of Practice

Serial: BZ-00886B

Saturday Lecture

Practice, Concentration, Daily Life, Zazen Mind, Chanting, Continuous, Practice...
Mar 14 1987
Berkeley Zen Center

Priests and Lay Members Practicing Together

Serial: BZ-00885B

Saturday Lecture

Practice, Priest-and-Lay, Priest, Lay, Priest-and-Lay, Triple Treasure, training,...
Feb 14 1987
Berkeley Zen Center

March 8th, 1986, Serial No. 00874, Side B

Doubt, Culture, War, Observe, Tassajara, Karma, Funeral, Sangha, Gratitude, Rinzai...
Mar 08 1986

Priest Practice/Lay Practice

Serial: BZ-00872A

Zen Community as a Mandala, Saturday Lecture

Priest-and-Lay, Sangha, Priest, Lay, Priest-and-Lay, training, Chanting, American,...
Feb 08 1986
Berkeley Zen Center

Buddha, Dharma, Sangha

Serial: BZ-00871A

Saturday Lecture

Triple Treasure, Priest, Lay, Sangha, Ordination, Priest-and-Lay, Buddha Nature,...
Jan 04 1986
Berkeley Zen Center

November 16th, 1985, Serial No. 00867, Side A

Commitment, Tassajara, Sangha, Priest-and-Lay, Culture, Anger, Soto Zen, resistance,...
Nov 16 1985

Hevajra Sadhana Serial 00008

Demons, Equanimity, Nirvana, Sangha, Lineage, Don't Know Mind, Subject-and-...
Oct 14 1985
Tape 1

Hevajra Sadhana Serial 00039

Demons, Equanimity, Nirvana, Sangha, Lineage, Don't Know Mind, Subject-and-...
Oct 14 1985
Tape 1

Teacher and Student Relationship

Serial: BZ-00864A

Saturday Lecture

Teacher-and-Student, Teacher-and-Student, Dharma Transmission, Karma, Transmission,...
Oct 05 1985
Berkeley Zen Center

The Meaning of the Bodhisattva Ceremony

Serial: BZ-00413A

Saturday Lecture

Bodhisattva Ceremony, Karma, Precepts, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Sangha, Manjushri,...
Aug 03 1985
Berkeley Zen Center

The Precepts Before the Precepts

Serial: BZ-00392B

Saturday Lecture

Precepts, Precepts, Obstacles, Bodhisattva Precepts, Discrimination, Buddha Nature,...
Nov 10 1984
Berkeley Zen Center

Tsembupa Avalokitesvara, Serial 00079

Bell, Lineage, Sangha, Delusion, Observe, Commitment, Renunciation, Posture, Building...
Jul 10 1984

Responsible Independence

Serial: BZ-00421A

Saturday Lecture

Teacher-and-Student, Instruction, Practice Period, Sangha, Tassajara, Priest...
Jan 21 1984
Berkeley Zen Center

The Nature of the Precepts

Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Mahayana, realization, Lay, Sangha, Bodhidharma,...
Aug 03 1983
1

Eight Ways of an Enlightened Person II

Serial: BZ-00399B

Saturday Lecture

Enlightenment, Buddha Nature, Eight Aspects, Concentration, Right Speech, Samadhi,...
Jul 02 1983
Berkeley Zen Center

Scientific Validation of Zazen

Serial: BZ-00044B

Saturday Lecture

zen meditation, Religion, Concentration, Buddha Nature, Describe, Priest, Beginners,...
Jan 08 1983
Berkeley Zen Center

Mahamudra & Chenrezig meditation instructions, Serial 00082 Part B

Concentration, Nirvana, Lineage, Manjushri, Enemies, Dragons, Silence, Diversity,...
Dec 19 1982
B Tape II DR65

Practice is Enlightenment, Ridgepole Ceremony

Serial: BZ-00043B

Saturday Lecture

Subject-and-Object, Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Building, Study Period,...
Oct 30 1982
Berkeley Zen Center

Relationship Between Teacher and Student

Serial: BZ-00040B

Saturday Lecture

Teacher-and-Student, Teacher-and-Student, Family Practice, Ego, Dogen, Daily Life,...
Oct 09 1982
Berkeley Zen Center

Natural Zen and Buddhist Zen

Serial: BZ-00039B

Saturday Lecture

Priest, Commitment, Lay, American, Posture, Buddha Nature, training, Enthusiasm,...
Sep 11 1982
Berkeley Zen Center

Work Sesshin: Building the New Zendo

Serial: BZ-01528B

One-Day Sitting

Zendo, Sangha, Berkeley Zen Center, Building, Non-violence, Study Period, Karma,...
Aug 21 1982
Berkeley Zen Center

Meeting with Berkeley Zen Center

Lay, Sangha, Lay Practice, Buddha Mind, Soto Zen, Teacher-and-Student, Fundraising,...
Jul 08 1982

Fundraising for the New Zendo

Serial: 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

April 9th, 1982, Serial No. 00152

Lotus Sutra, Evil, Mahayana, Buddha Nature, Sangha, Culture, Lay, difficulty...
Apr 09 1982

The Meaning of Devotion

Serial: BZ-00011A

Saturday Lecture

Buddha Nature, Emotions, Mahayana, Religion, Heart Sutra, Avalokiteshvara, Ego,...
Apr 03 1982
Berkeley Zen Center

Enmei Jukku Kannon Gyo -- Endless Dimension

Serial: 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

The Three Treasures

Serial: BZ-00023

Saturday Lecture

Three Treasures, Precepts, Effort, Sangha, Monastic Practice, Lotus Sutra, Daily Life...
Nov 14 1981
Berkeley Zen Center

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

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

November 8th, 1980, Serial No. 01060

Study Period, Eight Aspects, Right Effort, Discrimination, Concentration, Samadhi,...
Nov 08 1980

Ngon Dro, Serial 00087

Lineage, Japan, Bell, Nirvana, Sangha, Monks
Apr 06 1980
1 and 2?
New York City

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