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    Vihāra Vihāra generally refers to a Buddhist temple or Buddhist monastery for Buddhist renunciates, mostly in the Indian subcontinent. The concept is...
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    Uttar-Vihara, also called Abhayagiri Vihara was a famous vihara in the ancient capital of Sri Lanka. This Vihara was one of the 4 Vihara built during the...
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  • Chudamani Vihara was a Buddhist vihara (monastery) in Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu, India. Chudamani Vihara was constructed in 1006 CE by the Srivijayan king...
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    (Bengali: সোমপুর মহাবিহার, romanized: Shompur Môhabihar) or Paharpur Buddhist Vihara (Bengali: পাহাড়পুর বৌদ্ধ বিহার, romanized: Pāhāṛpur baud'dha bihār) in...
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    Kadadora Vihara (Also known as Kadadora Sri Priyabimbaramaya Vihara) was a Buddhist temple, situated in Kadadora, Nuwara Eliya District, Sri Lanka. The...
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  • Thumbnail for Abhayagiri Vihāra
    Abhayagiri Vihāra was a major monastery site of Theravada, Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism that was situated in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. It is one of the...
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  • Mahavihara (redirect from Maha Vihara)
    Pali term for a great vihara (centre of learning or Buddhist monastery) and is used to describe a monastic complex of viharas. A range of monasteries...
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  • "Rangapura Vihara" is a popular Carnatic song composed in Sanskrit by Muthuswami Dikshitar (1776-1835) and dedicated to Sri Ranganathaswamy of Srirangam...
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  • The Nava Vihāra (Sanskrit: नवविहार; Persian: نوبهار; lit. "New Monastery") were two Buddhist monasteries close to the ancient city of Balkh in northern...
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    Kande Vihara (Sinhalaː කන්දේ විහාරය) is a major Buddhist temple in Kalutara District, Sri Lanka. The temple has got its name 'Kande vihara' (Mountain temple)...
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  • Thumbnail for Lankatilaka Vihara
    Lankatilaka Vihara (Sinhala: ලංකාතිලක විහාරය) is a Buddhist temple situated in Udunuwara of Kandy, Sri Lanka. It is located on Daulagala road approximately...
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    archaeological artifacts dated to between the 7th and 12th centuries. The Vihara was founded in the eighth century by Bhava Deva, the fourth ruler of the...
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    Sunandarama Maha Vihara, also known as Maha pansala is located in the southern part of Sri Lanka. It is situated 65 kilometers south of Colombo, 36 kilometers...
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  • Thumbnail for Jivakarama vihara
    The Jivakarama vihara, also Jivaka Amravana vihara (Amra-vana means "mango garden"), Jivakamravana, Jivakamrabana or Jivakavanarama, is an ancient Buddhist...
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  • Thumbnail for Minnesota Buddhist Vihara
    Minnesota Buddhist Vihara is a Theravada Buddhist temple in the state of Minnesota. It was established in 2004 by Venerable Witiyala Seewalie Maha Thera...
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  • Brahmavihara (redirect from Brahma-viharas)
    ཚད་མེད་བཞི། | (Wylie: tshad med bzhi) Brahmavihārā may be parsed as "Brahma" and "vihāra", which is often rendered into English as "sublime" or "divine abodes"....
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  • Thumbnail for Bikrampur Vihara
    Bikrampur Vihara is an ancient Buddhist vihara at Raghurampur village, Bikrampur, Munshiganj District, Dhaka division in Bangladesh. The monastery is located...
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    Isurumuniya (redirect from Isurumuni Vihara)
    interest in this Vihara. They are the Isurumuniya Lovers, Elephant Pond and The Royal Family. The ancient Meghagiri Vihara or Meygiri Vihara is presently...
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    Sitakot Vihara (Bengali: সীতাকোট বিহার Sitakot Vihara) is an archaeological site located in Nawabganj upazila in Dinajpur district of Bangladesh. The...
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    directions of the cloister have a vihara. In front of each vihara has grand staircase leading to lower terrace. The stupa, viharas and round cloister complex...
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  • Thumbnail for London Buddhist Vihara
    Buddhist Vihara (Sinhala:ලන්ඩන් බෞද්ධ විහාරය Landan Bauddha Viharaya) is one of the main Theravada Buddhist temples in the United Kingdom. The Vihara was the...
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    established the site as a Buddhist monastery. A large number of monasteries or viharas were established in ancient Bengal and Magadha during the four centuries...
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  • Thumbnail for Wat Bowonniwet Vihara
    the wat's shrine carries the relics and ashes of Thai royals. The two viharas are closed to public.[clarification needed] The T-shaped bot holds a magnificent...
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    Location India State Odisha Shown within Odisha Show map of Odisha Pushpagiri Vihara (India) Show map of India Geographic coordinates 20°43′22″N 86°11′25″E...
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  • Thumbnail for Pidurangala Vihara
    Pidurangala Vihara (Sinhala: පිදුරංගල විහාරය) is an ancient Buddhist temple situated in Pidurangala village of Matale District, Sri Lanka. The temple was...
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  • Badara Tittha Vihara (also Badaratittha, Padaratittha ) is the name of an historic Theravada Buddhist vihara in what is now the modern Tamil Nadu state...
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    Halud Vihara (Bengali: হলুদ বিহার) is 14.5 kilometres (9.0 mi) south of the World Heritage Site of Somapura Mahavihara, at Pahapur in the Naogaon District...
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  • Thumbnail for Arhopala vihara
    Arhopala vihara, the large spotted oakblue, is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family described by (Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder)...
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  • Dharmendrarama Raja Maha Vihara, Gonagolla Udayagiri Raja Maha Vihara, Uhana Uththara Jayamaha Vihara, Hingurana Girihandu Seya Gokanna Vihara, Trincomalee Lankapatuna...
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    Buddha Vihara is a Buddhist temple and spiritual center in Kalaburagi, Karnataka, India. Buddha Vihara is place for Buddhists. Situated in Kalaburagi...
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