Sangha (Buddhist monastic community)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Sangha_(Buddhist_monastic_community)

GPTKB entity

Statements (64)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:Buddhism gptkb:religious_organization
gptkbp:adheresTo	monastic discipline
gptkbp:awardCeremony	gptkb:Pabbajja_(novitiate_ordination) gptkb:ordination_(Upasampadā)
gptkbp:centralTo	gptkb:Buddhism
gptkbp:foundedBy	gptkb:Gautama_Buddha
gptkbp:foundedIn	5th century BCE
gptkbp:hasFestival	gptkb:Asalha_Puja gptkb:Magha_Puja gptkb:Vesak gptkb:Losar_(Tibetan_New_Year) gptkb:Pavarana gptkb:Kathina_(robe_offering_ceremony) gptkb:Vassa_(rains_retreat)
gptkbp:hasMeeting	Uposatha (fortnightly recitation of rules)
gptkbp:hasRole	teaching Dharma guiding lay followers preserving scriptures
gptkbp:hasRule	gptkb:Patimokkha_(monastic_rules) 227 rules for monks (Theravada) 311 rules for nuns (Theravada) varied rules in Mahayana and Vajrayana
gptkbp:hasSubgroup	forest monks nuns novices city monks fully ordained monks fully ordained nuns
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Sangha (Buddhist monastic community)
gptkbp:includes	bhikkhunis (nuns) bhikkhus (monks)
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Three_Jewels_of_Buddhism
gptkbp:practicedIn	gptkb:Vinaya_(monastic_code)
gptkbp:presentIn	gptkb:Mahayana_Buddhism gptkb:Theravada_Buddhism gptkb:Vajrayana_Buddhism
gptkbp:purpose	preserve and teach the Dharma support lay community
gptkbp:recipient	alms from laypeople
gptkbp:relatedConcept	gptkb:Buddhism gptkb:Dharma Upasaka (layman) Upasika (laywoman)
gptkbp:scripture	gptkb:Mahayana_Sutras gptkb:Pali gptkb:Sanskrit gptkb:Tripitaka gptkb:Abhidhamma_Pitaka gptkb:Sutta_Pitaka gptkb:Vinaya_Pitaka gptkb:Tibetan_Kangyur_and_Tengyur
gptkbp:symbolizes	gptkb:spirituality alms bowl yellow robe
gptkbp:vows	celibacy non-violence obedience truthfulness poverty
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Thammayut_Nikaya gptkb:Supreme_Patriarch_of_Thailand gptkb:Vinaya_school
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7