What is Buddha Vihara
A Buddha Vihara is a Buddhist monastery.
They can be places for monks and nuns to live, places for meditation and religious study, or a center for Buddhist learning.
The term comes from the Pali language and originally meant any dwelling place.
The concept of a vihara is ancient, and there is evidence of viharas dating back to the 2nd century BCE in India.
Some viharas were built into caves, while others were free-standing structures.
They typically included a central hall, cells for monks and nuns to live in, and a stupa, which is a dome-shaped monument that contains relics of the Buddha.
The Buddha Vihar at Kalaburagi is in the state of Karnataka, India.
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