vihara

Definition of viharanext

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Noun
  • 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
  • Work dried up, and Stamp retreated to an Indian ashram.
    Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Zelenskyy visited the site of a Russian attack on the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra monastery on Monday.
    Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 16 June 2026
  • Additionally, Russia has ramped up attacks on civilian centers usually considered off-limits in wartime, such as a 1,000-year-old cathedral and monastery complex in Kyiv that was bombed Sunday night, killing three people.
    Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 15 June 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
  • The first was held in the cloister of the Gallery of Modern Art (GAM), with a private tour and cocktail reception for guests.
    Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 6 June 2026
  • Yes, the garden cloister arches are brand new, but the seamless blend of old and fake old really works.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026
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“Vihara.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vihara. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.

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