1) Buddhist terminology
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The Mahavihara (Pali for `Great Monastery`) was an important monastery for Theravada Buddhism in Sri Lanka. It was founded by king Devanampiya Tissa (247–207 BCE) in his capital Anuradhapura. The Mahavihara was the place where the Mahavihara orthodoxy was established by monks such as Buddhaghosa. The monks living at the Mahavihara were referre.....
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(from the article `Buddhism`) Also during the Gupta period, there emerged a new Buddhist institution, the Mahavihara (`Great Monastery`), which often functioned as a university. ... As the communities of monks grew, great monastic establishments (mahaviharas, `great viharas`) developed that consisted of clusters of v...
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Buddhist monastery founded in the late 3rd century in Anuradhapura, the ancient capital of Ceylon (modern Sri Lanka). The monastery was built by the ... [3 related articles]
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