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Sangha or saṃgha (IPA: [sɐŋɡʱɐ]) is a term meaning "association", "assembly", "company" or "community". 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. Instead, the Theravada school uses the term parisā ("assembly") or catuparisā ("fourfold assembly") to refer to the bhikkhu, bhikkhunī, upāsaka, and upāsikā as a collective.

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

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
No Abode Hermitage Online

Buddha Wisdom Through Collective Awakening

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
No Abode Hermitage Online

Unity in Diversity Through Identity Action

Sangha, Hate, Greed
Dec 19 2020

Embracing Compassion Through Lotus Sutra

Lotus Sutra, Study, Sangha
Nov 07 2020

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

Everything is Calling for a Compassionate Response

Serial: RA-04415

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

Silent Wisdom: Zen Without Teachers

Stillness, Bowing, Sangha
Jan 24 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

Watch the Set-Up Carefully

Zazen, Sangha, Posture
Nov 11 2017
PM

I always think of Hunan in Spring

Koan, Perfection of Wisdom, Perfect Wisdom, Japan, Sangha, cognitive process...
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

Dharmakaya and Gender in Enlightenment

Dharmakaya, Manjushri, Sangha
Oct 29 2010

Interwoven Existence: A Zen Path

Sangha, Karmic Consciousness, Stillness
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

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

Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Sangha
Nov 22 2008
Afternoon

Entering and Embodying Truth 

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

Perfect Giving and Interconnectedness Embodied

Sangha, Emptiness, Wisdom
Feb 23 2008
AM
Houston Zen Center

Unraveling Zen Narratives: Interdependent Awakening

Intention, Sangha, Diversity
Jan 23 2007

Mahayana Abhidharma

Consciousness, Bodhisattva, Sangha
Sep 28 2005
6
Green Gulch Farm

Cultivating Kindness Through Daily Practice

Patience, Daily Life, Letting Go, Sangha
Jan 20 2005

Fear and Fearlessness

Community, Dogen, Sangha
Jun 07 2004
1
Cleveland Zen Center

Zen Suchness: Dynamic Paths to Enlightenment

Sangha, Study, Enlightenment
Nov 18 2003

2003.11.18-ZMC

Fox, Lineage, Sangha, Bowing
Nov 18 2003

Grandmotherly Mind in Zen Practice

Big Mind, Three Treasures, Ceremony, Sangha
Aug 21 2003

Interconnected Paths to Authentic Awakening

Time, Priest, Sangha
Jan 1999

Awakening to Your True Vow

Vow, Sangha, Precepts
Aug 1997

Awakening Within: Discovering Buddha Nature

Enemies, Bowing, Happiness, Sangha, Buddha Nature
May 06 1997

Transcending Masters in Zen Practice

Bowing, Sangha, Study
Mar 24 1997

Tassajara Class

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

Refuge in the Triple Treasure

Triple Treasure, Sangha, Dogen
Jan 25 1994

Awakening Through Oneness and Repentance

Triple Treasure, Sangha, Repentance
Jan 25 1994

Embracing Humanness in Buddhist Practice

Triple Treasure, Repentance, Sangha
Jun 10 1992

Embracing Tranquil Chaos: A Zen Path

Buddha, Sangha, Precepts
Apr 18 1992

Refuge in the Triple Treasure

Triple Treasure, Bell, Sangha
Feb 16 1992

Day 6: Patience - Satya Kriya Sila

Renunciation, Patience, Sangha, Suzuki Roshi
Feb 04 1992
Tassajara

Day 6: Patience: Satya Kriya Sila

Patience, Renunciation, Sangha, Practice Period
Feb 04 1992
Tassajara

Day 4: Receiving Refuge in the Triple Treasure

Three Treasures, Bell, Sangha, Bowing, Suzuki Roshi
Feb 02 1992
Tassajara

Day 4: Receiving Refuge in the Triple Treasure

Three Treasures, Bell, Sangha, Bowing, Bodhisattva Precepts
Feb 02 1992
Tassajara

Class #5 - Kyojukaimon

Three Treasures, Conversation, Sangha
Jan 29 1992
Tassajara

Class #5 - Kyojukaimon

Three Treasures, Conversation, Sangha
Jan 29 1992
Tassajara

Awakening Through Zen's Three Refuges

Triple Treasure, Commitment, Sangha
Sep 17 1991

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