Sangha

E58751

Buddhist concept monastic community religious community

Sangha is the Buddhist monastic community of ordained monks and nuns, regarded as one of the Three Jewels of Buddhism.

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All labels observed (15)

Label	Occurrences
Sangha canonical	18
Buddhist Sangha	8
Thai Sangha	5
Bhikkhu Sangha	2
Saṅgha	2
early Buddhist Sangha	2
Bhikkhunī Sangha	1
Buddhist Sangha of Sri Lanka	1
Buddhist sangha	1
Forest Sangha	1
Sangha (Buddhist monastic community)	1
Sangha (monastic community)	1
Sangha of monastics	1
Sangha of noble disciples	1
bhikkhu sangha	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T466580 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Sangha
Context triple: [Buddhism, hasMonasticOrder, Sangha]

A. Sabha
Sabha is a key oasis city in southwestern Libya that serves as an important administrative, commercial, and transport hub in the Fezzan region.
B. Gondi
Gondi is a Dravidian language spoken primarily by the Gondi people in central India, especially across parts of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, and neighboring regions.
C. Agamas
The Agamas are the canonical sacred texts of Jainism that record the teachings of the Tirthankaras and form the doctrinal foundation of the Jain religious tradition.
D. Magahi
Magahi is an Eastern Indo-Aryan language spoken primarily in the Indian state of Bihar and surrounding regions.
E. Jain nuns
Jain nuns are female ascetics in Jainism who take rigorous vows of non-violence, renunciation, and spiritual discipline while living in monastic communities.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Sangha
Target entity description: Sangha is the Buddhist monastic community of ordained monks and nuns, regarded as one of the Three Jewels of Buddhism.

A. Sabha
Sabha is a key oasis city in southwestern Libya that serves as an important administrative, commercial, and transport hub in the Fezzan region.
B. Gondi
Gondi is a Dravidian language spoken primarily by the Gondi people in central India, especially across parts of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, and neighboring regions.
C. Agamas
The Agamas are the canonical sacred texts of Jainism that record the teachings of the Tirthankaras and form the doctrinal foundation of the Jain religious tradition.
D. Magahi
Magahi is an Eastern Indo-Aryan language spoken primarily in the Indian state of Bihar and surrounding regions.
E. Jain nuns
Jain nuns are female ascetics in Jainism who take rigorous vows of non-violence, renunciation, and spiritual discipline while living in monastic communities.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Buddhist concept ⓘ monastic community ⓘ religious community ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Sanggha ⓘ Saṅgha ⓘ linked to: Sangha
associatedWith	Buddha ⓘ linked to: Shakyamuni Buddha Dharma ⓘ
comprises	Buddhist monks ⓘ Buddhist nuns ⓘ ordained monastics ⓘ
coreRoleInBuddhism	field of merit ⓘ ideal of spiritual friendship ⓘ preserver of the Buddha’s teachings ⓘ teacher of the Dharma ⓘ
ethicalBasis	celibacy for fully ordained members ⓘ monastic precepts ⓘ
follows	Vinaya ⓘ
geographicalOrigin	ancient India ⓘ
governedBy	monastic discipline ⓘ
hasSubdivision	monastic Sangha ⓘ noble Sangha ⓘ
historicalOrigin	founded by Gautama Buddha ⓘ
historicalPeriodOfOrigin	5th century BCE ⓘ
isOneOf	Three Refuges ⓘ Triple Gem ⓘ
languageOfName	Pali ⓘ Sanskrit ⓘ
literalMeaning	assembly ⓘ community ⓘ
monasticSanghaDefinedAs	community of fully ordained monks and nuns ⓘ
nobleSanghaDefinedAs	community of enlightened disciples ⓘ
partOf	Three Jewels of Buddhism ⓘ
presentInTradition	Mahayana Buddhism ⓘ linked to: Mahayana Theravada Buddhism ⓘ linked to: Theravada Vajrayana Buddhism ⓘ linked to: Vajrayana
primaryFunction	practice of the Dharma ⓘ transmission of the Dharma ⓘ
religion	Buddhism ⓘ
requires	ordination ⓘ taking monastic vows ⓘ
roleInSociety	preservation of scriptures ⓘ ritual performance ⓘ spiritual leadership ⓘ
supportedBy	alms ⓘ donations ⓘ lay Buddhists ⓘ
symbolizes	collective pursuit of enlightenment ⓘ ideal Buddhist community ⓘ
veneratedAs	object of devotion ⓘ object of refuge ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (46)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Buddhism → hasMonasticOrder → Sangha ⓘ

Shakyamuni Buddha → established → Sangha ⓘ

Shakyamuni Buddha → established → Bhikkhu Sangha ⓘ

linked to: Sangha

Shakyamuni Buddha → established → Bhikkhunī Sangha ⓘ

linked to: Sangha

Tripitaka → relatedConcept → Sangha ⓘ

Theravada → monasticCommunity → Sangha ⓘ

Sangha → alsoKnownAs → Saṅgha ⓘ

linked to: Sangha

King Mindon → patronOf → Buddhist Sangha ⓘ

linked to: Sangha

Patimokkha → associatedWith → Sangha ⓘ

Three Jewels of Buddhism → hasPart → Sangha ⓘ

Three Jewels of Buddhism → hasRefugeObject → Sangha of monastics ⓘ

linked to: Sangha

Three Jewels of Buddhism → hasRefugeObject → Sangha of noble disciples ⓘ

linked to: Sangha

Sanggha → refersTo → Buddhist Sangha ⓘ

linked to: Sangha

Three Refuges → component → Sangha ⓘ

Triple Gem → hasPart → Sangha ⓘ

Buddhist flag → associatedWith → Sangha ⓘ

subject linked to: Buddhist flags

Kirti Sri Rajasinha → associatedWith → Buddhist Sangha of Sri Lanka ⓘ

linked to: Sangha

Upananda → memberOf → early Buddhist Sangha ⓘ

linked to: Sangha

Triratna → represents → Sangha ⓘ

subject linked to: triratna

Deer Park at Sarnath → associatedWith → Buddhist Sangha ⓘ

linked to: Sangha

Deer Park at Sarnath → marksBeginningOf → Buddhist Sangha ⓘ

linked to: Sangha

Mahinda Thera → religiousOrder → Buddhist Sangha ⓘ

linked to: Sangha

Bimbisara → patronOf → Buddhist Sangha ⓘ

linked to: Sangha

Thai Buddhists → supports → Sangha (monastic community) ⓘ

linked to: Sangha

Rishipattana → associatedWithCommunity → early Buddhist Sangha ⓘ

linked to: Sangha

Wat Phra Mahathat Woramahawihan → governingBody → Thai Sangha ⓘ

linked to: Sangha

Thai Monastery (Bodh Gaya) → associatedWith → Thai Sangha ⓘ

subject linked to: Thai Monastery

linked to: Sangha

Kathina ceremony → relatedTo → Sangha ⓘ

Lan Xang → mainReligionInstitution → Buddhist sangha ⓘ

linked to: Sangha

Amaravati Buddhist Monastery → affiliation → Forest Sangha ⓘ

linked to: Sangha

Bhikkhu → associatedWith → Sangha ⓘ

Bhikkhu → takesRefugeIn → Sangha ⓘ

Bodawpaya → patronOf → Buddhist Sangha ⓘ

linked to: Sangha

Phra Pathom Chedi → hasReligiousAffiliation → Thai Sangha ⓘ

linked to: Sangha

Tissamaharama Raja Maha Vihara → governingBody → Sangha (Buddhist monastic community) ⓘ

linked to: Sangha

Lao Buddhism → centralInstitution → Sangha ⓘ

Buddhism in Sri Lanka → hasMonasticOrder → Bhikkhu Sangha ⓘ

linked to: Sangha

First Buddhist Council → convenedForCommunity → Saṅgha ⓘ

linked to: Sangha

Dhammazedi → patronage → Buddhist Sangha ⓘ

linked to: Sangha

Theriya Nikaya → typeOfMonasticCommunity → bhikkhu sangha ⓘ

linked to: Sangha

Tiratana → refersTo → Sangha ⓘ

Triratna → hasPart → Sangha ⓘ

Triratna → relatedConcept → Sangha ⓘ

Burmese Buddhism → centralInstitution → Sangha ⓘ

Wat Pa Lelai Worawihan → governedBy → Thai Sangha ⓘ

linked to: Sangha

Thai Buddhism → hasMonasticOrder → Thai Sangha ⓘ

linked to: Sangha

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