vihara

[ vi-hahr-uh ]

/ vɪˈhɑr ə /

noun

a meeting place of Buddhist monks.

a Buddhist monastery.

(initial capital letter)Also called Brahma Vihara. one of the four states of mind, namely love, compassion, sympathetic gladness, and equanimity, to be developed by every Buddhist.

Origin of vihara

First recorded in 1875–80, vihara is from the Sanskrit word vihāra

Words nearby vihara

vigorous, vigour, vigoureux, vigoureux printing, Vigrid, vihara, vihuela, Viipuri, Vijayawada, Viki, Viking

Example sentences from the Web for vihara

The vihara stands in a square of thirty paces, and though heaven should shake and earth be rent, this place would not move.
Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms|Fa-Hsien
The chandi Sari is supposed to have been a vihara or Buddhist monastery.
Monumental Java|J. F. Scheltema
When you go north-west from the vihara of the Deer-wild park for thirteen yojanas, there is a kingdom named Kausambi.
Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms|Fa-Hsien
This disagreement is very embarrassing when people try to conjecture the antiquity of this or that vihara or chaitya.
From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan|Helena Pretrovna Blavatsky

Behind the vihara he erected a stone pillar, about fifty cubits high, with a lion on the top of it.
Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms|Fa-Hsien

单词	vihara
释义	vihara [ vi-hahr-uh ] / vɪˈhɑr ə / noun a meeting place of Buddhist monks. a Buddhist monastery. (initial capital letter)Also called Brahma Vihara. one of the four states of mind, namely love, compassion, sympathetic gladness, and equanimity, to be developed by every Buddhist. Origin of vihara First recorded in 1875–80, vihara is from the Sanskrit word vihāra Words nearby vihara vigorous, vigour, vigoureux, vigoureux printing, Vigrid, vihara, vihuela, Viipuri, Vijayawada, Viki, Viking Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for vihara The vihara stands in a square of thirty paces, and though heaven should shake and earth be rent, this place would not move. Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms\|Fa-Hsien The chandi Sari is supposed to have been a vihara or Buddhist monastery. Monumental Java\|J. F. Scheltema When you go north-west from the vihara of the Deer-wild park for thirteen yojanas, there is a kingdom named Kausambi. Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms\|Fa-Hsien This disagreement is very embarrassing when people try to conjecture the antiquity of this or that vihara or chaitya. From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan\|Helena Pretrovna Blavatsky Behind the vihara he erected a stone pillar, about fifty cubits high, with a lion on the top of it. Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms\|Fa-Hsien
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