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Sangha
Sangha (Pali: सङ्घ saṅghaSanskrit: संघ saṃgha; ; Tibetan: དགེ་འདུན་ dge 'dun) is a word in Pali and Sanskrit  meaning "association", "assembly," "company" or "community" and most commonly refers in Buddhism to the monastic community of ordained Buddhist monks or nuns. This community is traditionally referred to as the bhikkhu-sangha or bhikkhuni-sangha. As a separate category, those who have attained any of the four stages of enlightenment, whether or not they are members of the bhikkhu-sangha or bhikkhuni-sangha, are referred to as the ariya-sangha or "noble Sangha".

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Sangha (disambiguation)
Sangha may refer to:

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