Pāli Dictionary

mahāvihāra

mahāprefixvihārastem

Part of speech

noun · masculine


monastic

  • 大寺;大僧伽蓝

  • a great monastery; a large monastic residence

Encyclopedia

  • 阿努拉德普勒的核心道场,数百年间一直是斯里兰卡佛教的重心所在,由 Devānampiyatissa 王依摩哂陀长老之建议创建,涵盖了 Mahāmeghavana 园林。

  • The chief monastery at Anurādhapura, the central seat of Buddhism in Sri Lanka for many centuries, founded by King Devānampiyatissa on Mahinda’s advice and encompassing the Mahāmeghavana park.

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