The Sanskrit term Vihāragṛha can be transliterated into English as Viharagrha or Viharagriha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra

Vihāragṛha (विहारगृह) refers to the “garden of initiation”, according to chapter 4.2 [vāsupūjya-caritra] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.

Accordingly:—“Now, after wandering for a month as an ordinary ascetic, the Lord of the Three Worlds, Vasupūjya, came to the garden of initiation, Vihāragṛha. While he was beneath a pāṭalā, the Lord’s destructive karmas broke at the end of the second pure meditation, like darkness at dawn. [...]”.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vihāragṛha (विहारगृह).—a pleasure-house.

Derivable forms: vihāragṛham (विहारगृहम्).

Vihāragṛha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vihāra and gṛha (गृह).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vihāragṛha (विहारगृह):—[=vi-hāra-gṛha] [from vi-hāra > vi-hṛ] n. a pleasure-house, play-house, theatre, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

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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: Griha, Vihara.

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Search found 1 books and stories containing Viharagriha, Vihāragṛha, Vihara-griha, Vihāra-gṛha, Vihara-grha, Viharagrha; (plurals include: Viharagrihas, Vihāragṛhas, grihas, gṛhas, grhas, Viharagrhas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)

Part 19: Vāsupūjya’s omniscience < [Chapter II - Vāsupūjyacaritra]

Part 8: Vāsupūjya’s initiation < [Chapter II - Vāsupūjyacaritra]

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