1. sangha - Noun
2. Sangha - Proper noun
The community of all followers of the Buddha; the ecclesia in which the devout take refuge; those who have "entered the stream" towards nirvana; as one of the three jewels of Buddhism.
The Buddhist congregation including laypersons and the "religious" (renunciate monks and nuns who have taken vows).
Sangha (plural Sanghas)
A surname.
According to the scriptures the reason the Buddha himself gave was that the admission of women would weaken the Sangha and shorten its lifetime, and he laid down strict rules subordinating nuns to monks ( The Eight Garudhammas ). Source: Internet
Although always maintaining that women were just as capable of attaining enlightenment as men, the canonical texts depict the Buddha as being reluctant to permit women to join the Sangha. Source: Internet
Afterward, members of the Maha Sangha chanted ‘Seth Pirith’ and invoked blessings on all Army Flags. Source: Internet
Buddhism main Buddhists in both the Theravada and Mahayana traditions hold the Arhats and Arahants in special esteem, as well as Bodhisattvas, other Buddhas, or eminent members of the Sangha. Source: Internet
Former political prisoners recalled that monks who shared prison quarters with them continued to practice their faith despite being forced to wear prison uniforms and being officially stripped of their membership of the Sangha. Source: Internet
At this time of year, the sangha would retreat to monasteries, public parks or forests, where people would come to them. Source: Internet