vihara – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
vihara
n.
Buddhist monastery or temple
Vihara
Vihara (विहार,
vihāra) is the
Sanskrit and
Pali term for a Buddhist monastery. It originally meant "a secluded place in which to walk", and referred to "dwellings" or "refuges" used by wandering
monks during the rainy season.
Vihara
Vihara (Sanskrit) [from vi-hri to spend or pass time, roam, wander through] A Buddhist or Jain monastery or temple; originally a hall where the monks met or walked about, afterwards used as temples. Today those viharas are in towns and cities, but in earlier times they were generally rock-temples or caves found only in unfrequented jungles, on mountaintops, and in the most deserted places.
vihara
see WIHARA
vihara
s.
vihara, buddhistisk kloster eller tempel
