SANGHA

Etymology

Noun

sangha (plural sanghas)

The community of all followers of the Buddha; the ecclesia in which the devout take refuge; those who have "entered the stream" towards nirvana; as one of the three jewels of Buddhism.

The Buddhist congregation including laypersons and the "religious" (renunciate monks and nuns who have taken vows).

Anagrams

• Hagans, Saghan

Proper noun

Sangha (plural Sanghas)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Sangha is the 20,884th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1,262 individuals. Sangha is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (90.97%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Hagans, Saghan

Source: Wiktionary



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