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bhikkhusaṅghaṁ

bhikkhusaṅgha

accusative singular masculine of bhikkhusaṅgha (noun)

1. the community of monks
2. the Sangha as an organized order
3. the monastic assembly

Built from

• bhikkhu — root · monk
  From √bhaj 'share, divide', denoting one who lives by receiving a share of alms. Applies to ordained males in the Buddhist order.
• saṅgha — root · community, assembly
  From sam- 'together' + √gam 'go'; literally 'those gathered together'. In Buddhist doctrine, the Saṅgha comprises all four formal assemblies (bhikkhu, bhikkhunī, upāsaka, upāsikā), though often refers specifically to the monastic community.
• -ṁ — ending · accusative
  Marks the object of a transitive verb, showing that the Sangha is the recipient of an action (refuge, veneration, support, etc.).

Analysis. bhikkhu (monk) + saṅgha (community, assembly); a compound denoting the collective body of ordained Buddhist monastics, the second of the Three Jewels (Buddha, Dhamma, Saṅgha).

Etymology. saṅgha from sam- (together) + √gam (go, gather), literally 'those who go together'; bhikkhu from √bhaj (share, portion), one who lives on alms-shares. The Pali term became the standard word for the monastic order across Buddhist traditions.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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