Sangha

American

[suhng-guh] / ˈsʌŋ gə /

noun

a community of Buddhist monks.

Sangha British

/ ˈsɑnˌɡə /

noun

1. the Buddhist community
2. (in Theravada Buddhism) the monastic order

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Etymology

Origin of Sangha

First recorded in 1855–60, Sangha is from the Sanskrit word saṅgha

Example Sentences

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After 32 weeks in hospital, several cardiac arrests and a quadruple amputation, sepsis survivor Manjit Sangha has finally returned home.

From BBC

"Your mind is all over the place," said her husband Kam Sangha.

From BBC

Manjit Sangha's heart stopped six times while in intensive care at New Cross Hospital in Wolverhampton.

From BBC

Kam Sangha, 60, a distribution worker at Screwfix, has been off work for seven months to support his wife and said he could not be more proud.

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The couple spent their 37th wedding anniversary in hospital, as well as Manjit Sangha's birthday around Christmas time.

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