Sangha

This article concerns the concept of Sangha in Buddhism. For information on other senses, see Sangha (disambiguation). {{#invoke: Sidebar | collapsible }} Sangha 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.