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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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Integrating Zen into Daily Work

Buddha Nature, Community, Sangha, Balance, Money
Apr 18 1995

1995.04.08-serial.00021

Dogen, Sangha, Practice
Apr 08 1995

Tokubetsu Sesshin

Dragons, Dharma Transmission, Gratitude, Transmission, Sangha, Letting Go, Offering,...
Apr 04 1995

Tokubetsu Sesshin

Delusion, confusion, Freedom, Sangha, Silence, Anger, Hate
Mar 27 1995

Embracing Constancy in Buddhist Practice

Hate, Suzuki Roshi, Repentance, Constancy, Sangha, Practice Period, Tassajara Zen...
Feb 22 1995

Dropping Body and Mind Transformation

Serial: RB-00924

Seminar_Dropping_Body_and_Mind

Practice, Enlightenment, Sangha
Feb 1995
Sinsheim

Jewel of Sangha

Serial: SF-03102

Sunday Lecture

Three Treasures, Gratitude, Sangha, Fox, Happiness, Teacher-and-Student, Continuous...
Jan 29 1995
Green Gulch Farm

Faith

Serial: BZ-00947B

Beginners' Sitting

Four Noble Truths, Patience, Karma, Impermanence, Doubt, Sangha, Fundraising,...
Jan 15 1995
Berkeley Zen Center

Bendowa II: Jijuyu Samadhi, Faith and Doubt

Serial: BZ-00953B

Rohatsu Day 2

Commitment, Doubt, Samadhi, Sangha, Anger, Happiness, Evil, Posture, Building...
Dec 05 1994
Berkeley Zen Center

Touching the Moment of No Time in Our Busy Lives: Constancy, Merging, Vacations

Serial: BZ-00939A

Lecture

Bodhisattva Ceremony, Silence, Birth-and-Death, Bell, Vow, Karma, Obstacles, Sangha,...
Jul 23 1994
Berkeley Zen Center

Precepts

Serial: BZ-00961A

Saturday Lecture

Precepts, Precepts, Evil, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Ordination, Subject-and-Object,...
Apr 23 1994
Berkeley Zen Center

Zazen Practice: Intention; Getting to Zendo and Seeing Reality

Serial: BZ-00965A

Lecture

Family Practice, Posture, Precepts, Perfect Wisdom, Daily Life, Sangha, Anger,...
Mar 05 1994
Berkeley Zen Center

Maha Mangala Sutta

Serial: BZ-00215

From the October 1993 newsletter:

This year's study program moves from basic Buddhist images, to early Sutras, Mahayana, and Zen. The second class in this series...

Precepts, Humility, Sangha, Gratitude, New Year, Happiness, Religion, Beginners, Evil...
Nov 11 1993
3 of 4
Berkeley Zen Center

Maha Mangala Sutta

Serial: BZ-00216

From the October 1993 newsletter:

This year's study program moves from basic Buddhist images, to early Sutras, Mahayana, and Zen. The second class in this series...

Sangha, Religion, Precepts, Culture, Impermanence, Daily Life, Separation
Nov 04 1993
2 of 4
Berkeley Zen Center

Segaki/Halloween

Serial: BZ-00659A

Saturday Lecture

Seijiki, Offering, Karma, Demons, Vow, Culture, Funeral, Sangha, Liberation,...
Oct 30 1993
Berkeley Zen Center

Conference of Buddhist Teachers: Ryozan Enkan’s Dragons (Keizan’s Denkoroku)

Serial: BZ-00629B

Lecture

Dragons, Blue Cliff Record, Enemies, Instruction, Teacher-and-Student, Heart Sutra,...
Sep 11 1993
Berkeley Zen Center

Mind and Body in Zen and Yoga Practice

Serial: BZ-00627A

Lecture

Posture, Concentration, Instruction, Anger, Lay, Duality, Beginners, Sangha, Dragons...
Aug 21 1993
Berkeley Zen Center

Practicing with Flexible Mind within Forms: The Practice of Recovering Zazen Mind

Serial: BZ-00649A

Lecture

Family Practice, Don't Know Mind, Fasting, Diversity, Sangha, Transmission,...
Feb 27 1993
Berkeley Zen Center

Weaving Interconnectedness Through Zen Practice

Serial: RB-00816

Seminar_Book_of_Serenity_Koan_1

Practice, Sangha, Time
Feb 1993
Sinsheim

Zen Koans and Spiritual Friendship

Serial: RB-00813

Seminar_Book_of_Serenity_Koan_1

Koan, Practice, Sangha
Feb 1993
Sinsheim

Bodhisattva Ceremony

Serial: BZ-00642B

One Day Sitting

Precepts, Karma, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Repentance, Vow, Renewal, Bell, Sangha, Hate,...
Nov 08 1992
Berkeley Zen Center

Is Buddha Happy? Harmony, Universal Logic

Serial: BZ-00632A

Communion and Communication cont., Saturday Lecture

Happiness, Composure, American, Buddha Mind, Demons, Ego, Politics, Sangha,...
Jul 18 1992
Berkeley Zen Center

Sangha: Beyond the Self, Together

Serial: RB-00772A

Sesshin

Sangha, Koan, Time
Jun 1992
Roseburg

Keeping Your Eyes Open and Staying in the World

Serial: BZ-00686B

Saturday Lecture

Emotions, Posture, Separation, Beginners, Sangha, Bell, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center...
Mar 07 1992
Berkeley Zen Center

Introduction to Buddhism: Three Treasures; Tripitaka, 4 Noble Truths, 8-fold Path

Serial: BZ-00281

Clas 2 of 5

Four Noble Truths, Impermanence, Heart Sutra, Lay, Sangha, Karma, Buddha Mind,...
Jan 23 1992
2
Berkeley Zen Center

Encountering the True Dragon

Serial: BZ-00704A

Lecture

Dragons, Anger, Beginners, Posture, Culture, War, Sangha, Interview, Bowing, Lineage...
Nov 16 1991
Berkeley Zen Center

Precepts for Inner Peaceful Living

Precepts, Community, Sangha, Peace, Evil
Oct 24 1991
Tassajara

Cultivating Community Through Zazen Practice

Sangha, Gratitude, Zazen, Letting Go, Vow, Anger, Suzuki Roshi, Ceremony, Peace...
Oct 19 1991

Shusho Ceremony

Serial: BZ-00969

Ceremony

Practice Period, Three Treasures, Giving-and-Taking, Sangha, Attachment, Dragons,...
Jul 01 1991
Berkeley Zen Center

Inherent Path of Mindful Presence

Thich Nhat Hanh, Don't Know Mind, Peace, Sangha, Samsara
May 12 1991

Mumonkan Case 10

Serial: SF-00046

Seizei lonely and destitute.

Enthusiasm, Priest, Sanctuary, Sangha, Buddha Nature, Faith, Soto Zen, Balance, Zazen...
Apr 28 1991
Green Gulch Farm

Appreciating the Different Religions of the World

Serial: BZ-00699B

Saturday Lecture

Religion, Religion, Separation, New Year, Subject-and-Object, Tassajara Zen Mountain...
Dec 22 1990
Berkeley Zen Center

Avatamsaka Sutra

Serial: BZ-00261

Class 4 of 5

Precepts, Concentration, Four Noble Truths, Bodhisattva Precepts, Politics,...
Nov 14 1990
4
Berkeley Zen Center

Thinking and Practice

Bodhisattva Ceremony, Anger, Cultivation, Sangha, Posture, Composure, Bowing, Silence...
Oct 06 1990
Berkeley Zen Center

Vinaya/American Vinaya

Serial: BZ-00722

Lecture

Vinaya, Precepts, Buddha Mind, American, Daily Life, Sangha, Greed, Vinaya, War,...
Jun 12 1990

Vinaya: Rules of Order

Serial: BZ-00504

Saturday Lecture

Vinaya, Precepts, Zazen Mind, Vinaya, Non-violence, Sangha, Priest, Hindrances,...
Jun 02 1990
Berkeley Zen Center

The Triple Treasure

Serial: BZ-00499

Saturday Lecture

Three Treasures, Three Treasures, Sangha, Big Mind, Teacher-and-Student, Buddha...
Feb 03 1990
Berkeley Zen Center

Precepts; Ryaku Fusatsu

Serial: BZ-00501

One-Day Sitting

Precepts, Ryaku Fusatsu, Precepts, Karma, Greed, Repentance, Hate, Renewal, Buddha...
Jan 13 1990
Berkeley Zen Center

Taking Refuge

Sangha, Three Treasures, Complete Perfect Enlightenment, Precepts, Transmission,...
Jan 10 1990

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

Serial: BZ-01476A

Sojun Roshi gives the Dharma talk on the second day of Rohatsu sesshin at Tassajara. 

Genjokoan, Priest, Teacher-and-Student, Patience, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center,...
Dec 09 1988
2 of 7
Tassajara

Bodhisattva Practice

Serial: BZ-00367B

Saturday Lecture

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

Sangha

Serial: BZ-00367A

Lecture

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

Title Unknown

Serial: BZ-00898B

Lecture

Vow, Three Treasures, Precepts, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Bodhisattva Ceremony,...
Apr 30 1988
Berkeley Zen Center

Bodhisattva Ceremony

Serial: BZ-00889B

Saturday Lecture

Bodhisattva Ceremony, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Precepts, Repentance, Vow,...
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, Three Treasures, Sangha,...
Feb 14 1987
Berkeley Zen Center

One Thread of Doubt

Serial: BZ-00874B

Lecture

Doubt, Culture, War, Observe, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Karma, Funeral, Sangha,...
Mar 08 1986
Berkeley Zen Center

Priest Practice/Lay Practice

Serial: BZ-00872A

Zen Community as a Mandala, Saturday Lecture

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

Buddha, Dharma, Sangha

Serial: BZ-00871A

Saturday Lecture

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

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