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In Buddhism, 僧伽 refers to a community of monks and/or nuns (one of the “Three Jewels”). In general terms, it can simply mean “all followers of the Buddha.”
Notes: Though there are not vast numbers of Chinese Hindus, in the Hindu faith, this term means “community together.”
The original Sanskrit word is also Romanized as samgha.
The first character means “monk.” The second character means Buddha or Shakyamuni.
僧伽 is a transliteration of the original Sanskrit, but it uses two very profound Chinese characters related to Buddhism.
Some may pronounce this as “seng qie” or “seng jia” in Mandarin (two possible pronunciations for the second character). Note that “qie” sounds like “chee-ah” using typical English pronunciation. Chinese Romanization is not actually designed to match English sounds.
Note that when writing this as Kanji, Japanese will tend to write the first character in the form shown to the right. If you select our Japanese master calligrapher, please expect this special Kanji form. However, it should also be noted that this is not a common term in Japanese (except by certain sects of Buddhism or perhaps devout Buddhists in Japan).
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 僧伽 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
僧伽 see styles |
sēng qié seng1 qie2 seng ch`ieh seng chieh sougya / sogya そうぎゃ |
More info & calligraphy: Sanghasangha (the Buddhist community) (san: samgha) (Skt. saṃgha) |
僧伽吒 僧伽咤 see styles |
sēng qié zhà seng1 qie2 zha4 seng ch`ieh cha seng chieh cha sōgata |
僧伽多; 僧伽陀 saṅghata, an assemblage; also the final hurricane in the kalpa of destruction. |
僧伽多 see styles |
sēng qié duō seng1 qie2 duo1 seng ch`ieh to seng chieh to sōgyata |
(Skt. saṃghāṭa) |
僧伽寺 see styles |
sēng qié sì seng1 qie2 si4 seng ch`ieh ssu seng chieh ssu Sōgyaji |
Seunggasa |
僧伽施 see styles |
sēng qié shī seng1 qie2 shi1 seng ch`ieh shih seng chieh shih Sōgase |
Sāṅkāśya |
僧伽梨 see styles |
sēng qié lí seng1 qie2 li2 seng ch`ieh li seng chieh li sōgyari |
or 僧伽黎 v. 僧伽胝 saṅghātī. |
僧伽羅 僧伽罗 see styles |
sēng qié luó seng1 qie2 luo2 seng ch`ieh lo seng chieh lo Sōgyara |
Siṃhala, Ceylon; also name of the Buddha in a previous incarnation when, as a travelling merchant, he, along with 500 others, was driven on to the island; there the rākṣasīs bewitched them; later the Buddha and his companions (like the Argonauts) escaped, and ultimately he destroyed the witches and founded his kingdom there. |
僧伽胝 see styles |
sēng qié zhī seng1 qie2 zhi1 seng ch`ieh chih seng chieh chih sōgyatei |
saṅghātī. The patch-robe, one of the three garments of a monk reaching from shoulders to the knees and fastened around the waist, made up of nine to twenty-five pieces and so called 重雜衣; also 大衣 great robe; also 重 in layers and 合 composite; v. 九品. |
僧伽藍 僧伽蓝 see styles |
sēng qié lán seng1 qie2 lan2 seng ch`ieh lan seng chieh lan sōgyaran |
(僧伽藍摩) saṅghārāma, a monastery with its garden or grove; also 伽藍. |
僧伽陀 see styles |
sēng qié tuó seng1 qie2 tuo2 seng ch`ieh t`o seng chieh to sōgyada |
(Skt. saṃgata) |
僧伽黎 see styles |
sēng qié lí seng1 qie2 li2 seng ch`ieh li seng chieh li sōgyari |
monk's patchwork robe |
阿僧伽 see styles |
ā sēng qié a1 seng1 qie2 a seng ch`ieh a seng chieh Asōga |
(阿僧) asaṅga, āryāsaṅga, intp. as 無著 unattached, free; lived 'a thousand years after the Nirvāṇa', probably the fourth century A.D., said to be the eldest brother of 天親 Vasubandhu, whom he converted to Mahāyāna. He was first a follower of the Mahīśāsaka hschool, but founded the Yogācārya or Tantric school with his Yogācārabhūmi-śāstra 瑜伽師地論, which in the 三藏傳 is said to have been dictated to him by Maitreya in the Tuṣita heaven, along with the 莊嚴大乘論 and the 中邊分別論. He was a native of Gandhāra, but lived mostly in Ayodhyā (Oudh). |
僧伽利依 see styles |
sēng qié lì yī seng1 qie2 li4 yi1 seng ch`ieh li i seng chieh li i sōgyarie |
temple or monastery |
僧伽婆羅 僧伽婆罗 see styles |
sēng qié pó luó seng1 qie2 po2 luo2 seng ch`ieh p`o lo seng chieh po lo Sōgyabara |
Saṅghapāla; a monk of 扶南國 ? Siam, who tr. ten or eleven works A.D. 506-520. |
僧伽提和 see styles |
sēng qié tí hé seng1 qie2 ti2 he2 seng ch`ieh t`i ho seng chieh ti ho Sōgadaiwa |
Saṃghadeva |
僧伽提婆 see styles |
sēng qié tí pó seng1 qie2 ti2 po2 seng ch`ieh t`i p`o seng chieh ti po sōgadaiba |
Saṃghadeva |
僧伽梨衣 see styles |
sēng qié lí yī seng1 qie2 li2 yi1 seng ch`ieh li i seng chieh li i sōgari e |
saṃghāti |
僧伽藍摩 僧伽蓝摩 see styles |
sēng qié lán mó seng1 qie2 lan2 mo2 seng ch`ieh lan mo seng chieh lan mo sougaranma; sougyaranma / sogaranma; sogyaranma そうがらんま; そうぎゃらんま |
{Buddh} (See 伽藍・1) Buddhist convent or monastery (san: sangharama) a Buddhist convent or monastery |
僧伽補羅 僧伽补罗 see styles |
sēng qié bǔ luó seng1 qie2 bu3 luo2 seng ch`ieh pu lo seng chieh pu lo Sōgahora |
Siṃhapura. Eitel says 'an ancient province and city of Cashmere, probably the modern Simla'. |
僧伽跋摩 see styles |
sēng qié bá mó seng1 qie2 ba2 mo2 seng ch`ieh pa mo seng chieh pa mo Sōgyabatsuma |
Saṅghavarman, an Indian monk who arrived in Nanjing A.D. 433, tr. five works in 434, went westward in 442. |
僧伽跋澄 see styles |
sēng qié bá chéng seng1 qie2 ba2 cheng2 seng ch`ieh pa ch`eng seng chieh pa cheng Sōgyabacchō |
Saṃghabhadra |
僧伽難提 僧伽难提 see styles |
sēng qien án tí seng1 qien2 an2 ti2 seng qien an t`i seng qien an ti Sōgyanandai |
Saṅghanandi, a prince of Śrāvastī, lived in a cave, was discovered by Rāhulata, became the sixteenth patriarch. |
僧伽婆尸沙 see styles |
sēng qié pó shī shā seng1 qie2 po2 shi1 sha1 seng ch`ieh p`o shih sha seng chieh po shih sha sōgyabashisha |
v. 僧殘. |
僧伽跋陀羅 僧伽跋陀罗 see styles |
sēng qié bá tuó luó seng1 qie2 ba2 tuo2 luo2 seng ch`ieh pa t`o lo seng chieh pa to lo Sōgyabaddara |
Saṅghabhadra. 'A learned priest of Cashmere, a follower of the Sarvāstivādaḥ school, the author of many philosophical works.' Eitel. |
納縛僧伽藍 纳缚僧伽蓝 see styles |
nà fú sēng qié lán na4 fu2 seng1 qie2 lan2 na fu seng ch`ieh lan na fu seng chieh lan Nōba sōkaran |
Navasaṅghārāma. 'An ancient monastery near Baktra, famous for three relics of Śākyamuni (a tooth, basin, and staff).' Eitel. |
郁多羅僧伽 郁多罗僧伽 see styles |
yù duō luó sēng qié yu4 duo1 luo2 seng1 qie2 yü to lo seng ch`ieh yü to lo seng chieh ikutarasōgya |
(郁多) uttarāsaṅga, the cassock, the seven-patch robe; for this and uttarakuru cf. 鬱. |
鬱多羅僧伽 郁多罗僧伽 see styles |
yù duō luó sēng qié yu4 duo1 luo2 seng1 qie2 yü to lo seng ch`ieh yü to lo seng chieh |
(鬱多羅僧) uttarāsaṅga, an upper or outer garment; the seven-patch robe of a monk; also used for the robe flung toga-like over the left shoulder. |
僧伽婆尸沙法 see styles |
sēng qié pó shī shā fǎ seng1 qie2 po2 shi1 sha1 fa3 seng ch`ieh p`o shih sha fa seng chieh po shih sha fa sōka bashisha hō |
crimes against the saṃgha |
瞿曇僧伽提婆 瞿昙僧伽提婆 see styles |
jù tán sēng qié tí pó ju4 tan2 seng1 qie2 ti2 po2 chü t`an seng ch`ieh t`i p`o chü tan seng chieh ti po Gudon Sōgyadaiba |
Gautama-saṅghadeva, a native of Kabul, tr. of some seven works, A.D. 383-398. |
摩訶菩提僧伽藍 摩诃菩提僧伽蓝 see styles |
mó hē pú tí sēng qié lán mo2 he1 pu2 ti2 seng1 qie2 lan2 mo ho p`u t`i seng ch`ieh lan mo ho pu ti seng chieh lan Maka bodai sōgaran |
Temple of Great Enlightenment |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Sangha | 僧伽 | sougya / sogya | sēng qié / seng1 qie2 / seng qie / sengqie | seng ch`ieh / sengchieh / seng chieh |
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