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Sangha (IPA: [sɐnɡʱɐ]) is a Pali word used in many Indian languages, including Sanskrit which means "association", "assembly", "company" or "community"; in these languages, sangha is frequently used as a surname. In a political context, it was historically used to denote a governing assembly in a republic or a kingdom, and for a long time, it has been used by religious associations, including Buddhists, Jains and Sikhs. Given this history, some Buddhists have stated that the tradition of the sangha represents humanity's oldest surviving democratic institution.

In Buddhism, sangha refers to the monastic communities of bhikkhu (monks) and bhikkhuni (nuns). These communities are traditionally referred to as the bhikkhu-sangha or the bhikkhuni-sangha. As a separate category, those Buddhists who have attained any of the four stages of enlightenment, whether or not they are members of the monastic community, are referred to as the āryasaṅgha ("noble Sangha").

According to the Theravada school and Nichiren Shoshu Buddhism, the term sangha does not refer to the community of unenlightened sāvakas (lay followers) nor does it refer to the community of Buddhists as a whole. The Theravada school uses the term parisā ("assembly") or catuparisā ("fourfold assembly") to refer to the bhikkhu, bhikkhunī, upāsaka, and upāsikā.

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No Abode Meeting - Succession Plan - May 20th 2023

A meeting of the No Abode Board and community, to present and discuss the succession plan for No Abode. 

Sangha, Community, Culture, Money, Ceremony
May 20 2023
No Abode Hermitage

Zen Meditation on Our Original Nature, Class 8

In this series of gatherings we will explore and perhaps realize our original nature, and how to apply such a discovery to all of our daily activities. 

#YRB-2023-Spring1, Original Nature, Sangha, Zazen, Gratitude, Darkness and Light...
May 09 2023
8 of 8
The Yoga Room

Zen Meditation on Our Original Nature, Class 7

In this series of gatherings we will explore and perhaps realize our original nature, and how to apply such a discovery to all of our daily activities. 

#YRB-2023-Spring1, Original Nature, Buddha Nature, confusion, Sangha, Avalokiteshvara...
May 02 2023
7 of 8
The Yoga Room

Formality Fosters Genuine Zen Intimacy

Intimacy, Sangha, Compassion
Dec 04 2022

Embracing Justice Through Zen Vows

Doubt, Sangha, Silence
Aug 06 2022

Protecting and Liberating All Beings

A residential retreat at Mount Madonna.

#MtMadonna-2021-Fall, Zoom, confusion, Sangha, Gratitude, Daily Life
Nov 21 2021
2 of 2
Mount Madonna Center

Compassionate Consciousness Through Zen Awakening

Sangha, Compassion, Gratitude
Nov 21 2021

Confessing Our Ignorance To Practice Compassion

A virtual Dharma talk by Tenshin Roshi for an online gathering of the No Abode community

Eihei Koso Hotsuganmon, Great compassion, Fayan, confusion, Lotus Sutra, Letting Go,...
Oct 02 2021
Zoom

January 14th, 2021, Serial No. 04537

Lotus Sutra, Sangha, Offering
Jan 14 2021

In the Same Boat with All Sentient Beings

A virtual Dharma talk by Tenshin Roshi for an online gathering of the No Abode Community.

Hate, Sangha, Greed
Dec 19 2020
Zoom

Ten Vows, Ten Practices, and Ten Cakes

Discrimination, Nirvana, Practice Period, Blue Cliff Record, Letting Go, Right Effort...
Mar 07 2020
AM
No Abode Hermitage

Everything is Calling for a Compassionate Response

Buddha's sitting - who do you think you are; ; Buddha, dharma and sangha are all-pervading; Yunmen's appropriate response.

Sangha, Community, Complete Perfect Enlightenment
Feb 03 2018
AM
No Abode Hermitage

February 3rd, 2018, Serial No. 04415

Sangha, Community, Complete Perfect Enlightenment
Feb 03 2018

Buddha’s Zazen is Face-to-Face Transmission

The personal practice of paying attention to the posture of samadhi; mindfulness of breathing; remembering stillness as transmitted by the ancestors;

Transmission, Zazen, Sangha, Posture
Nov 11 2017
AM
No Abode Hermitage

November 11th, 2017, Serial No. 04396

Zazen, Sangha, Posture
Nov 11 2017

I always think of Hunan in Spring

Bodhisattva Vow, Koan, Perfection of Wisdom, Perfect Wisdom, japanese, Sangha,...
Apr 12 2014
AM
No Abode Hermitage

Bodhisattva Precepts Guided by the Teaching of Mind Only 

Bodhisattva Precepts Guided by the Teaching of Mind Only AM
Tenshin Reb Anderson
No Abode 10/6/2012

Karmic Consciousness, Precepts, Three Treasures, Sangha, Duality
Oct 06 2012
Morning
No Abode Hermitage

Transforming the Mind of Delusion 

Balance, cognitive process, Transmission, Sangha
Jul 28 2011
The Yoga Room

Intimacy with Birth and Death: The 39th Yearly Memorial for Suzuki Roshi 

Suzuki Roshi, Intimacy, Sangha, Priest
Dec 04 2010
Morning
No Abode Hermitage

August 22nd, 2009, Serial No. 03675

Karmic Consciousness, Sangha, Silence
Aug 22 2009

The Practice That Fills and Is Filled by the Entire Universe and the Bodhisattva Precept of Not Killing 

Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Observe, Sangha
Nov 22 2008
Afternoon
No Abode Hermitage

November 22nd, 2008, Serial No. 03602

Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Sangha
Nov 22 2008

Entering and Embodying Truth 

Suzuki Roshi, Koan, Community, Sangha, Evil
Jul 22 2008
The Yoga Room

February 23rd, 2008, Serial No. 03548

Emptiness, Sangha, Intimacy
Feb 23 2008

January 17th, 2008, Serial No. 03517

Sangha, Dogen, Offering
Jan 17 2008

October 10th, 2007, Serial No. 03475

Sangha, Bodhisattva Vow, Letting Go
Oct 10 2007

January 23rd, 2007, Serial No. 03396

Intention, Sangha, Diversity
Jan 23 2007

June 7th, 2004, Serial No. 03199

Community, Dogen, Sangha
Jun 07 2004

November 18th, 2003, Serial No. 03145

Buddha, Sangha, Time
Nov 18 2003

Tassajara Class

War, Separation, Sangha, Impermanence, Mahayana
Nov 17 1995
Tassajara