- Caves, and
Kanheri Caves contain several viharas. Some
included a
chaitya or
worship hall nearby. The
vihara originated as a
shelter for
monks when it...
- design,
Tempita Viharas were a po****r
aspect of many
Buddhist temples during the 17th to 19th centuries.
Construction of
Tempita Viharas in or
after the...
- 1000-year-old
Buddhist Vihara. Over 100
precious idols and
sculptures have been
found till March, 2013. This is one of the
thirty viharas built by
Emperor Dharmapala...
- in Gandhara. The
absence of
stupa is also noticeable,
contrary to the
viharas built with
stupas at a
later date. The
construction method (rubble foundation)...
-
Kadadora Vihara (Also
known as
Kadadora Sri
Priyabimbaramaya Vihara) was a
Buddhist temple,
situated in Kadadora,
Nuwara Eliya District, Sri Lanka. The...
- "Rangapura
Vihara" is a po****r
Carnatic song
composed in
Sanskrit by
Muthuswami Dik****ar (1776-1835) and
dedicated to Sri
Ranganathaswamy of Srirangam...
-
major viharas. One of the
focal points of the
complex is an
ancient stupa, the
Abhayagiri Dagaba.
Surrounding the
humped dagaba,
Abhayagiri Vihara was a...
- Paharpur, Badalgachhi, Naogaon,
Bangladesh is
among the best
known Buddhist viharas or
monasteries in the
Indian Subcontinent and is one of the most important...
-
Pandit Vihara is a
Buddhist vihara of
ancient Bengal called Chaityabhumi now
known as
Chittagong in Bangladesh. The site is
located in
Anwara Upazila...
- boxes,
misplaced vowels or
missing conjuncts instead of
Indic text. The Gal
Vihara (Sinhala: ගල් විහාරය, lit. 'rock monastery'), and
known originally as the...
