vihara
విహార
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Scholarship came from the Buddhist monks and their viharas , stupas and monasteries.
a Buddhist monastery.
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Moving closer, one approaches marble steps that lead up towards the North 'vihara' and there looms the image of a standing Buddha.
The craftsmen often belonged to one guild and were engaged in raising a temple, or a 'vihara' , or a Jain basdi.
Once Chandagirikaa had gone to the Kukkutaaraama 'vihara' where he happened to hear a monk reciting the ‘Baalapandita Sutra ‘which describes the five great tortures that beings suffer in hell.’
Several klenteng and 'vihara' bustled with the spirit of joy and celebration.
With one exception, all the rathas are modeled on two types of structure: the Buddhist 'vihara' and chaitya.
This ritual is also often carried out in the 'vihara' or Buddhist temple.
Hence, she was keen to assist in the work of Venerable Dr Rewata Dhamma, the Spiritual Director of the Birmingham Buddhist 'vihara' , who has been instrumental in establishing the Dhamma Talaka (Reservoir of Truth) Peace Pagoda.
North of the Dhamekha stupa lie the massive ruins of the great Dharmajika stupa and the main complex of the Mulagandhakuti temple and 'vihara' where, according to Buddhist scriptures, the Buddha often meditated.
Several 'vihara' in Denpasar bustled with the spirit of joy and celebration.
Scholarship came from the Buddhist monks and their 'viharas' , stupas and monasteries.
Nalanda is a massive complex of stupas, chaityas and 'viharas' (monasteries).
Today, though, it is an accepted historical fact that the main cause for the disappearance of Buddhism in the sub-continent is the destruction of the great 'viharas' by invaders.
Despite the shortage of qualified dhammaduta monks, scattered across the West there are a few Theravada 'viharas' and Buddhist centres whose incumbents, in their own quiet and non-assertive way, are working to spread the Dhamma.
Often these residences were donated to the Order by kings or wealthy patrons, and in due course they evolved into permanent institutions known as 'viharas' or monasteries.
In the United States the dominant form of Buddhism is Mahayana Buddhism, and Theravada Buddhism is confined to a few 'viharas' .
According to Huen Tsang, Sirpur had an Asoka stupa and at least 100 'viharas' and 150 temples.
It was this crescent of rock that the ancient master builders transformed into a swiss cheese of 25 'viharas' and five chaityas (chapels).
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