ڤيهارا

ڤيهارا Vihāra
Kanha Cave vihara in the Nasik Caves, 1st century BCE, is one of the earliest.[1]
5th century Cave 4 at the Ajanta Caves with a Buddha statue in the centre shrine cell.

ڤيهارا Vihara تشير عموماً إلى دير for Buddhist renunciates. The concept is ancient and in early Sanskrit and Pali texts, it meant any arrangement of space or facilities for dwellings .[2][3] The term evolved into an architectural concept wherein it refers to living quarters for monks with an open shared space or courtyard, particularly in Buddhism. The term is also found in Ajivika, Hindu and Jain monastic literature, usually referring to temporary refuge for wandering monks or nuns during the annual Indian monsoons.[2][4][5] In modern Jainism, the monks continue to wander from town to town except during the rainy season (Chaturmas), the term "vihara" refers their wanderings.[6][7]

Vihara or vihara hall has a more specific meaning in the architecture of India, especially ancient Indian rock-cut architecture. Here it means a central hall, with small cells connected to it sometimes with beds carved from the stone. Some have a shrine cell set back at the centre of the back wall, containing a stupa in early examples, or a Buddha statue later. Typical large sites such as the كهوف أجانتا, Aurangabad Caves, كهوف كارلي، و كهوف كانهري contain several viharas. Some included a chaitya or worship hall nearby.[8] The vihara was originated to be a shelter for Monks when it rains.

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الأصول

الكهف رقم 12، إلورا، ڤيهارا متأخر منحوت في الصخر متعدد الطوابق. لعل المزيد من زخارف الأعمدة كان منـْوِياً.


التاريخ

Mahabodhi Temple
معبد مهابودي في الهند.

The earliest Buddhist rock-cut cave abodes and sacred places are found in the western Deccan dating back to the 3rd century BCE.[9] These earliest rock-cut caves include the Bhaja Caves، و كهوف كارلا، وبعض كهوف أجانتا.


معرض صور

انظر أيضاً

الهامش

  1. ^ Sharon La Boda (1994). International Dictionary of Historic Places: Asia and Oceania. Taylor & Francis. p. 625. ISBN 978-1-884964-04-6.
  2. ^ أ ب خطأ استشهاد: وسم <ref> غير صحيح؛ لا نص تم توفيره للمراجع المسماة mmwvihara
  3. ^ خطأ استشهاد: وسم <ref> غير صحيح؛ لا نص تم توفيره للمراجع المسماة Lahiri2015p181
  4. ^ خطأ استشهاد: وسم <ref> غير صحيح؛ لا نص تم توفيره للمراجع المسماة Kramrisch1946p137
  5. ^ Paul Dundas (2003). The Jains. Routledge. pp. 203–204. ISBN 1-134-50165-X.
  6. ^ Gomaṭeśvara sahasrābdī mahotsava darśana, Niraj Jain, Śravaṇabelagola Digambara Jaina Muzaraī Insṭīṭyuśaṃsa Mainejiṅga Kameṭī, 1984, p. 265
  7. ^ Tulasī prajñā, Jaina Viśva Bhāratī, 1984, p. 29
  8. ^ Michell, George, The Penguin Guide to the Monuments of India, Volume 1: Buddhist, Jain, Hindu, p. 67 and see individual entries, 1989, Penguin Books, ISBN 0140081445
  9. ^ Thapar, Binda (2004). Introduction to Indian Architecture. Singapore: Periplus Editions. p. 34. ISBN 0-7946-0011-5.

المراجع

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