WORLD RELIGIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -Summary: The Buddha established the Sangha-originally a community of celibate monks and nuns who follow strict discipline and teach the Dharma to fellow Buddhists. Some consider the Sangha to include both monastics and Buddhist laypeople.

Detailed explanation-2: -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.

Detailed explanation-3: -Monks and nuns, called bhikkhu (Pali, Skt. bhikshu) and bhikkhuni (Skt. bhikshuni), are responsible for the preservation and dissemination of the Buddha’s teaching and the guidance of Buddhist lay people.

Detailed explanation-4: -Sangha is a Sanskrit word used in many Indian languages, including Pali(saṅgha)meaning “association", “assembly", “company” or “community". It was historically used in a political context to denote a governing assembly in a republic or a kingdom.