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Stage 1 of 3
samgha
Sanskrit · ancient
"an assembly, community"
compound meaning 'together' and 'in contact', a gathered community
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Stage 2 of 3
sangha
Hindi · medieval
"a community, association"
remained the general word for community or association
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Stage 3 of 3
sangha
English · 19th-20th c.
"the Buddhist monastic community, or community of practitioners"
adopted in English writing on Buddhism for the monastic community
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