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dharmsala India.|ˈdɑːmsɑːlə|
Also dharma sala, dhormsal, dhurmsal(l)a, durhm sallah.
[Hind. (Skr. dharmasālā, f. dhārma custom, decree, sālā house).]
A building devoted to religious or charitable purposes, esp. a resthouse for travellers.
a1805in Wellington Dispatches (Stanford). 1826W. B. Hockley Pandurang Hari I. 255, I then proceeded to the durhm sallah, or place where travellers put up, and where I had left the two females. 1838Penny Cycl. XII. 233/2 A Dharma Sala, one or more sheds or buildings for the accommodation of the mendicants or travellers who are constantly visiting the math. 1920Chambers's Jrnl. 434/1 Even the precincts of the regimental mosque and dharmsala (Sikh temple) were examined. 1922Blackw. Mag. Oct. 550/2 At the door of the dhormsal I was met by some of the priests. |