Sangha

Thai Buddhist monks, or bhikkhus

Sangha (Sanskrit/Pali): 

1) ‘Community’ or order; 

2) bhikshu-sangha (Sanskrit; bhikkhu-sangha in Pali): order of Buddhist monks; 

3) bhikshuni-sangha (Sanskrit; bhikkhuni-sangha in Pali): order of Buddhist nuns; 
3) ariya-sangha (Pali; arya-sangha in Sanskrit): 'community of noble ones' - all enlightened ones

4) general Buddhist community (In some modern forms of          Buddhism)