Sangha - diverse lay Buddhist community
I can explain the diverse ways lay Buddhists live and the significance of the Sangha to lay Buddhists.
Sangha - diverse lay Buddhist community
I can explain the diverse ways lay Buddhists live and the significance of the Sangha to lay Buddhists.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- The Sangha refers to the whole Buddhist community, including lay people.
- Lay Buddhists practise Buddhism in different ways through varying interpretations of the dhamma.
- Lay Buddhist practice will differ depending on where they live.
- There are lay Buddhist communities in the UK.
Keywords
Sangha - the wider Buddhist community, including monks and nuns
Community - a group of people working or living together with a common vision
Lay - a follower of Buddhism who is not a monk or nun
Alms - offering food or donations to monks and nuns as a means of supporting monastic life
Common misconception
Only monks and nuns can be classed as the Sangha referred to in the three jewels.
This is incorrect, the lay Buddhist community is also part of the Sangha.
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