How do you use Vihara in a sentence? See 6 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Vihara meaning
A Buddhist monastery.
Using Vihara
- The main meaning on this page is: A Buddhist monastery.
- In the example corpus, vihara often appears in combinations such as: maha vihara.
Context around Vihara
- Average sentence length in these examples: 15 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Vihara
- In this selection, "vihara" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 15 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, maha, laksmi, hemavarna, deserve, dighavapi and populated stand out and add context to how "vihara" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and hemavarna vihara and built laksmi vihara and introduced. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "vihara" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with vihara
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Later the King returned to the Maha Vihara. (8 words)
He is said to have built Navabahal and Hemavarna Vihara. (10 words)
Kavan Tissa built Tissa Maha Vihara, Dighavapi Tank and many shrines in Seruvila. (13 words)
Viharas may be occupied by males or females, and in keeping with common English usage, a vihara populated by females may often be called a nunnery or a convent. (29 words)
Among these remains a Buddha head and stone foundations of a Vihara deserve special mention. (15 words)
He built Laksmi Vihara and introduced the custom of worshipping a virgin girl as 'Kumari'. (15 words)
Example sentences (6)
Among these remains a Buddha head and stone foundations of a Vihara deserve special mention.
He built Laksmi Vihara and introduced the custom of worshipping a virgin girl as 'Kumari'.
He is said to have built Navabahal and Hemavarna Vihara.
Kavan Tissa built Tissa Maha Vihara, Dighavapi Tank and many shrines in Seruvila.
Later the King returned to the Maha Vihara.
Viharas may be occupied by males or females, and in keeping with common English usage, a vihara populated by females may often be called a nunnery or a convent.
Common combinations with vihara
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: