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Samgha vs Sangha - What's the difference?

samgha | sangha | Alternative forms |

Sangha is a alternative form of samgha.



As nouns the difference between samgha and sangha

is that samgha is an alternative form of sangha while sangha is 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.

samgha

English

Noun

(en noun)

    • sangha

    English

    Alternative forms

    * samgha

    Noun

    (en 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 "religious" (renunciate monks and nuns who have taken vows).

    • Derived terms

    * cybersangha

    See also

    *bodhicitta *Buddha-nature *Dharma *enlightenment *four noble truths *nirvana *six perfections *sunyata