saṅgha (English spelling) sangha

Japanese: saṅgha(英語表記)sangha
saṅgha (English spelling) sangha

...They considered the ideal human being to be someone who seeks enlightenment, and called those who devoted themselves to this movement, regardless of age or gender, bodhisattvas. Their religious group was called bodhisattva-gaṇa, in contrast to the traditional religious organization called sangha (saṅgha), which was mainly made up of monks. They soon produced new sutras one after another as a means of expressing their ideas.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "saṅgha" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…悟りを求める者)を理想的な人間像とみなし,またこの運動に邁進する者を,老若男女を問わず,〈菩薩〉と呼んだ。その信仰集団は,在来の出家者中心の教団である〈僧伽〉(サンガsaṅgha)に対して,〈菩薩ガナ〉(ボーディサットバ・ガナbodhisattva‐gaṇa)と呼ばれる。 彼らはやがて,自らの思想を表明する手段として,新しい経典を次々と作り出していった。…

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