vihara

Definition of viharanext

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Noun
  • Elizabeth Gilbert wrote about one of her ashrams in Eat Pray Love.
    Blair Glaser, Fortune, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Paul McCartney’s then-girlfriend Jane Asher and the other Beatles’ wives were also at the ashram, along with Mia Farrow and her sister Prudence.
    Norma Meyer, Oc Register, 4 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • In 2018, police raided a monastery in Roquebrune-sur-Argens (the Provençal town near Saint-Tropez where his car was abandoned) after a witness reported seeing a man who resembled Ligonnès, but this again proved to be a dead end.
    The Week UK, TheWeek, 31 Mar. 2026
  • In 2017 alone, the Islamic State group claimed responsibility for two bombings of churches in Egypt on Palm Sunday as well as the mass shooting of pilgrims traveling to a monastery in southern Egypt.
    Candace Lukasik, The Conversation, 27 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • His sister is a smart square peg who took off running at the end of Season 3; in the new season, the family is trying to find her, a trip that takes them to a Tibetan lamasery, down South American rivers and onto a Japanese game show.
    Robert Lloyd, latimes.com, 8 July 2019
Noun
  • Located just east of the Main Quad, Ida Noyes Hall is the home of Doc Films' Max Palevsky Cinema, the campus Pub for over-21 crowd, an array of offices and event spaces, and an architecturally striking staircase and cloister.
    Adam Harrington, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
  • There are still 20 friars who live in the convent around the cloister carrying out their duties.
    ABC News, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
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“Vihara.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vihara. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.

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