Sangha
| Sangha | |
|---|---|
| Type | Concept / ideal |
| Field | Philosophy of religion |
| Category | |
Sangha is a concept or ideal used in the comparative study of religion, theology, and philosophy of religion. On Wikitheism, it is treated as part of community, institution, and religious identity: social forms, roles, institutions, communities, and identity-markers within religious life.
Overview
[edit | edit source]This page is a neutral starter article. It is meant to help editors compare how different traditions understand, practice, criticize, or reinterpret the idea of Sangha. The meaning of the term may vary across traditions, languages, historical periods, and schools of interpretation.
In philosophy of religion
[edit | edit source]In philosophy of religion, concepts such as Sangha can be studied through questions about meaning, truth, practice, value, experience, community, and ultimate reality. Some traditions treat such concepts as doctrines, while others treat them as symbols, disciplines, ethical ideals, ritual patterns, or interpretive categories.
Associated traditions and worldviews
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