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[1] [3] [4] In modern Jainism, the monks continue to wander from town to town except during the rainy season (chaturmasya), and the term "vihara" refers to their wanderings. [5] [6] Vihara or vihara hall has a more specific meaning in the architecture of India, especially ancient Indian rock-cut architecture. Here it means a central hall, with ...
Cave 17 is the third large Vihara, though smaller than Nos.3, 10, 20, and has been executed close to the upper portion of the Chaitya cave. The hall measures 22 feet 10 inches wide by 32 feet 2 inches deep, and has a back aisle screened off by two columns, of which the elephants and their riders and the thin square members of the capitals only ...
The vihara at Cave 11 has a rather unusual form, with a main chamber shaped somewhat like a chaitya, with a rectangular plan with a rounded apsidal far end, and a vaulted roof. This is now open to the outside, but presumably originally had a wooden screen. Around the chamber are nine doors to cells, each with a relief chaitya-arch surround.
094 Cave 12, Vihara Cells, Ajanta Caves 1-12, Aurangabad, photograph by Anandajoti Bhikkhu: JPEG file comment: Cave 12, Vihara Cells, Ajanta Caves 1-12, Aurangabad, photograph by Anandajoti Bhikkhu: Orientation: Normal: Horizontal resolution: 300 dpi: Vertical resolution: 300 dpi: Software used: ILCE-6000 v3.20: File change date and time: 01:03 ...
Devamittarama Purana Vihara: No. 821 - Bulathsinhala South: Bulathsinhala: 23 January 2009: Buddhist shrine [5] Dhammikarama Purana Vihara: Moragalla: Moragalla: Beruwala: 12 June 2015: Shrine with paintings [6] Gallen Raja Maha Vihara: Warakagoda: Madurawela: 22 November 2002: Cave and Devala chamber [7] Ganegodella Purana Raja Maha Vihara ...
Dimbulagala Raja Maha Vihara is situated 16 kilometres south east of the ancient city of Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka.The Dimbulagala range houses a number of caves cut into the rock with Brahmi inscriptions over their drip ledges.
Gonagolla Vihara (Sinhalaː ගොනාගොල්ල විහාරය) is an ancient cave temple situated in Ampara District, Sri Lanka. The vihara is also known as Punchi Seegiriya ( Little Sigiriya ) by the locals since the temple contains ancient frescoes similar to those in Sigiriya .
Under Gajabahu I, Abhayagiri grew in prestige and importance. [4] The accession of King Mahasena in the 3rd century AD saw the suppression of the Mahavihara monks. The king prohibited the giving of alms to them and went as far as to demolish the buildings of the Mahavihara and re‑use their materials for the construction of new buildings at the Abhayagiri.