vihāra

See also: vihara

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts
  • 𑀯𑀺𑀳𑀸𑀭 (Brahmi script)
  • विहार (Devanagari script)
  • ৰিহার (Bengali script)
  • විහාර (Sinhalese script)
  • ဝိဟာရ or ဝိႁႃရ (Burmese script)
  • วิหาร or วิหาระ (Thai script)
  • ᩅᩥᩉᩣᩁ (Tai Tham script)
  • ວິຫາຣ or ວິຫາຣະ (Lao script)
  • វិហារ (Khmer script)
  • 𑅇𑄨𑄦𑄂𑄢 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit विहार (vihāra, “dwelling place”).

Noun

vihāra m

  1. a dwelling place
  2. a monastery

Declension

Declension table of "vihāra" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)vihārovihārā
Accusative (second)vihāraṃvihāre
Instrumental (third)vihārenavihārehi or vihārebhi
Dative (fourth)vihārassa or vihārāya or vihāratthaṃvihārānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)vihārasmā or vihāramhā or vihārāvihārehi or vihārebhi
Genitive (sixth)vihārassavihārānaṃ
Locative (seventh)vihārasmiṃ or vihāramhi or vihārevihāresu
Vocative (calling)vihāravihārā

References

Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “vihāra”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead

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