The term Sangh or Sangha means an assembly or congregation. The usage of the term includes: *

Sangha (Buddhism) Sangha or saṃgha () is a term meaning "association", "assembly", "company" or "community". In a political context, it was historically used to denote a governing assembly in a republic or a kingdom, and for a long time, it has been used b ...

, the monastic community in Buddhism *

Sangha (Jainism) In Jainism, Sangha (Community of the pious) is a term used to refer to the fourfold community of ''Muni'' ( male ascetics), ''Aryika'' / ''Sadhvi'' (female ascetics), ''Śrāvaka'' (laymen), and ''Śrāvikā'' (laywomen). The word is also used i ...

, the fourfold community of pious followers of Jainism *

Tamil Sangams The Tamil Sangams (Tamil: சங்கம் ''caṅkam'', Old Tamil 𑀘𑀗𑁆𑀓𑀫𑁆, from Sanskrit ''saṅgha'') were three legendary gatherings of Tamil scholars and poets that, according to traditional Tamil accounts, occurred in th ...

, a legendary literary assembly in ancient Tamil Nadu *

Sangh Parivar The Sangh Parivar (translation: "Family of the RSS" or the "RSS family") is an umbrella term for the collection of Hindutva organisations spawned by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), which remain affiliated to it. These include the pol ...

, a group of Indian nationalist organizations *

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS,, ) is an Indian right-wing politics, right-wing, Hindutva, Hindu nationalist volunteer paramilitary organisation. It is the progenitor and leader of a large body of organisations called the Sangh Parivar ( ...

, Hindu revivalist organization in India *

Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh (; : ) is a non-profit, social, educational, and cultural organization of Hindus living outside India. It was founded in 1940s in Kenya, it is currently active in 156 countries and estimates 3289 branches. History Tw ...

, a Hindu cultural organisation in many countries

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