What is Sangha?

The word “ Sangha ” is a Sanskrit word that means, literally, a community that joins and lives together. In this sense, I sometimes use the term “network” for it, because all these various people or things that are joined together interact and form a whole.

Did Sang-Chu serve in the military?

On 30 October 2012, Sang-chu enlisted for mandatory military service for five weeks of basic training followed by 21 months as an active-duty soldier with the 306th draft in Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi Province, where he served along with Super Junior ‘s leader Leeteuk until his discharge on 8 Aug 2014.

What is the Chinese word for Love?

愛 (Mandarin: ài ), the traditional Chinese character for love contains a heart ( 心) in the middle. Two philosophical underpinnings of love exist in the Chinese tradition, one from Confucianism which emphasized actions and duty while the other came from Mohism which championed a universal love.

What is LoveLove?

Love is comforting someone in need of Love and having them know that somebody cares. Love is looking past imperfections in your partner and seeing the beautiful person inside. True love seeks the happiness and well being of your partner.

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What is the meaning of Sangha in the Triple Gem?

This proves that the meaning of ‘Sangha’ in the context of the to-be-worshipped Triple Gem is that part of the monastic Sangha who have attained to a Stage of Enlightenment. This Savaka Sangha, or Ariya Sangha, is in no way outside of the monastic Sangha but within it, as a subset. To say otherwise is inconsistent with the Suttas.

What is the Savaka Sangha?

It is called the Savaka Sangha (or Ariya Sangha) and is defined as those attained to any of the Eight Stages of Enlightenment (the 4 usual stages divided into Path and Fruit) who are “worthy of gifts, hospitality, offerings and reverential salutations, and who are the unsurpassed field of merit in the world”.

What is the monastic sangha?

Because the monastic Sangha is also the physical expression of the Lord Buddha’s Middle Way, it is the only authoritative Buddhist teaching organization and, thirdly, it is the flag of Buddhism capable of giving inspiration in the villages and cities of our world.