tăng già

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 僧伽, from Literary Chinese 僧伽, transcribed from Sanskrit संघ (saṃgha).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [taŋ˧˧ zaː˨˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [taŋ˧˧ jaː˦˩]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [taŋ˧˧ jaː˨˩]

    Noun

    tăng già

    1. (Buddhism) a sangha (community of all followers of the Buddha)
      Synonym: tăng đoàn
      Giáo hội Tăng già Nguyên thủy Việt Nam
      the Primordial Sangha of Vietnam

    Usage notes

    tăng già seems to emphasize the "community" sense of sangha (similarly to English Christendom), while giáo hội emphasizes the "denomination" sense.

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