Table of Contents
| frame | [[Bodhisattva sangha from the Longchen Nyingtik field of merit]] Sangha (Skt. saṅgha; Tib. དགེ་འདུན་, gendün, Wyl. dge 'dun) is the term for the community of practitioners who are following the Buddha's teachings. According to the Mahayana teachings, the sangha that is included within the Three Jewels as an object of refuge is the noble sangha, i.e., those who have reached the path of seeing and beyond.
Etymology
The Tibetan word for sangha is དགེ་འདུན་, gendün (Wyl. dge 'dun), which signifies those who aspire to or yearn for (འདུན་, dün) virtue (དགེ་, gé). Khenpo Ngakchung explains that virtue here refers to the Three higher trainings | threefold training in discipline, meditation and wisdom.
Qualities
Eight Qualities of the Sangha
Subdivisions
- see Twenty Sanghas
Teachings Given to the [[About Rigpa]] | [[Rigpa]] Sangha
- Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, Berlin Centre, 26 June 2010
- Ringu Tulku Rinpoche, Rigpa Germany online, 26 Septembre 2021, Beyond Us and You—Buddha's idea of spiritual community
Further Reading
- Khenpo Ngawang Palzang, A Guide to the Words of My Perfect Teacher, Shambhala, 2004, pages 108-123.