Rajavihara, Rājavihāra, Rajan-vihara: 7 definitions
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Rajavihara means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesA monastery in Rohana to which Siladatha assigned the village of Gonnagama. Cv.xlv.58.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
India history and geography
Source: archive.org: Personal and geographical names in the Gupta inscriptionsRājavihāra (राजविहार) or Rājavihārakṣetra is a place-name classified as a kṣetra and mentioned in the Gupta inscription No. 52. The Gupta empire (r. 3rd-century CE), founded by Śrī Gupta, covered much of ancient India and embraced the Dharmic religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. The field belonging to the royal vihāra or monastery. Literally vihāra means “a place of recreation, pleasure-ground”. With Buddhists or Jains it means a monastery or temple, originally a hall where the monks met or walked about. Afterwards these halls were used as temples. The province of Bihar or Behar is also so named because of the number of Buddhist monasteries in it.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryRājavihāra (राजविहार).—a royal convent.
Derivable forms: rājavihāraḥ (राजविहारः).
Rājavihāra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms rājan and vihāra (विहार).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryRājavihāra (राजविहार).—m.
(-raḥ) A royal convent.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Rājavihāra (राजविहार):—[=rāja-vihāra] [from rāja > rāj] m. a royal pleasure-seat, [Vīracarita]
2) [v.s. ...] a royal convent, [Rājataraṅgiṇī]
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Rajan, Vihara, Raja.
Starts with: Rajaviharakshetra.
Ends with: Vrajavihara.
Full-text: Rajaviharakshetra.
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