Sangha: The community of the Buddha”s disciples. On the conventional level, this means the Buddhist monastic order. On the ideal level, it refers to those of the Buddha”s followers, whether lay or ordained, who have attained at least the first of the four Transcendent Paths culminating in Arahantship.

　　僧伽(Sangha)：佛弟子的團體。在世俗的層次，是指佛教的出家僧團。在理想的層次，是指佛陀不管出家在家的弟子們，在修證阿羅漢道上，最少已證得四個出世間果位之最低者。