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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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Awakening of Faith: Thusness and Intersection of Absolute and Phenomenon

Serial: BZ-00867A

Lecture

Commitment, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Sangha, Priest-and-Lay, Culture, Anger,...
Nov 16 1985
Berkeley Zen Center

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

The Fifth Grave Precept: Do Not Misuse Drugs

Serial: SF-04058

Duplicate

Sangha, Precepts, Practice
Oct 08 1984
San Francisco Zen Center

Responsible Independence

Serial: BZ-00421A

Saturday Lecture

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

The Fifth Grave Precept: Do Not Misuse Drugs

Precepts, Practice, Sangha
Aug 09 1983
Green Gulch Farm

The Third Grave Precept: Do Not Misuse Sex

Community, Practice, Sangha
Aug 08 1983
San Francisco 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

August 21, 1982, Serial No 01528B

Serial: BZ-01528B

One-Day Sitting

Sangha, Building, Non-violence, Study Period, Karma, Happiness, Passions, Mindfulness...
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, Sangha, Samadhi, difficulty
May 22 1982
Berkeley Zen Center

Enlightenment Paths: Bridging Complexity and Unity

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, Separation, Sangha, Monastic Practice, Lay, Heart Sutra,...
Aug 14 1981
1

Application of the Practice - Feminism and Buddhism in the Diamond Sangha

Emptiness, Lineage, Heart Sutra, Sangha, Liberation, Enemies, Vow, Lay
Aug 14 1981
2

November 8,1980, Serial No. 01060

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

Ngon Dro Nyam Len: Lecture 1, Serial 00048

Time, Practice, Sangha
Mar 02 1980
Session 1, Tape 3?

Invisible Treasures of Zazen

Sangha, Practice, Effort
Jun 25 1978

Trusting Harmony in Zen Practice

Sangha, Time, Practice
Apr 05 1978

Five Masters in the Kamakura Period

Lotus Sutra, Faith, Chanting, Evil, Vow, Precepts, Ceremony, Demons, Sangha, Lineage...
Mar 03 1978
Tassajara

Boundaries and Bonds in Zen Community

Sangha, Community, Practice
Apr 12 1977

Focus and Faith in Enlightenment

Practice, Sangha, Time
Apr 01 1975

Just One Thing: Zen Focus

Practice, Sangha, Time
Apr 01 1975

Title: Refining Impulses Through Zen Practice

Practice, Sangha, Zazen
Dec 03 1974

Reimagining Society through Zen Practice

Sangha, Practice, Zazen
Dec 03 1974

Awaken Through Zen Embodiment

Consciousness, Practice, Sangha
Aug 10 1974

Zazen: Awakening Through Interconnection

Consciousness, Practice, Sangha
Aug 10 1974

Zen Community: Pathway to Awakening

Practice, Buddhism, Sangha
Jul 26 1973

Unveiling Freedom through Renunciation

Precepts, Sangha, Observe, Composure, Buddha Nature, Three Treasures, Suffering,...
Sep 11 1971

Manifested Three Treasures

Precepts, Precepts, Emptiness, Priest, Anger, American, Sangha, Enemies, Hate,...
Jul 06 1971
City Center

Real Precepts Are Beyond Words

Precepts, Precepts, Observe, Freedom, Emptiness, Sangha, Duality, Karma
Jul 02 1971
City Center

Ekō Lecture 6

Serial: SR-00230

The Fourth Morning Eko
Wednesday, July 15, 1970
Tassajara

[This is the last in a series of six lectures by Suzuki on the four ekos chanted at the conclusion of...

Eko, Chanting, Monks, Priest, Offering, Buddha Nature, Wisdom, Observe, Separation,...
Jul 15 1970
Tassajara

Mind as Earth: Zen's Grounding Truth

Observe, Sangha, causation, Bowing, Obstacles, Hindrances, Ceremony, Religion,...
Jul 14 1970

On Breathing

Serial: SR-00139

Sesshin Lecture, No. 1, Saturday Evening, May 2, 1970
San Francisco

Sesshin, Posture, Pain, Sangha, Enemies, Death
May 02 1970
City Center

Genjo Koan continued

Serial: SF-05095A

===== Awakening the Archive - Tape #11, by Shundo David Haye =====

In the spring of 1966, having previously spent a number of years primarily lecturing on the Blue...

Dogen, Genjokoan, Sangha, Happiness
Mar 13 1966
Sokoji

Foundation for Inter-Faith Dialogue

Serial: NC-00250

Archival Photo, Foundation for Inter-Faith Dialogue (for Community Use)

OSB Cam, Inter-faith Dialogue, Buddhism, Conversation, Sangha, Ego
5 of 5 (#3 missing)

Untitled

Serial: SR-00252C

This could be Katagiri Roshi speaking, end of talk only.
Talking about concentration camps.

Sangha, War, Freedom
C
Unknown

Embracing Imperfection on the Zen Path

Blue Cliff Record, Intimacy, Thich Nhat Hanh, Realization, Sangha

Unknown Date, Serial 00379

Enemies, Monastic Practice, Culture, Dragons, Sangha, Meditation, Community,...

Unknown Date, Serial 00381

Lay, Heart Sutra, Commitment, Religion, Culture, Community, Happiness, Sangha,...

Evolving Zen: Lay Practice Innovations

Serial: RB-03502

Dharma-Wheel_Introduction

Practice, Practice Period, Sangha
Johanneshof

Zen Harmony: Bridging Generations

Serial: RB-03505

Talk

Sangha, Practice, Zazen

Embodied Rhythm of Mindful Living

Sangha, Buddha, Mindfulness

Zen Reality: Questioning the Unseen

Sangha, Samadhi

Unknown Date, Serial 00395

Lay, Commitment, Heart Sutra, Happiness, Monastic Practice, Culture, Community, Vow,...

The Fourth Precept

Buddhism, Sangha, Time
Unknown

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