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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vihara
Noun
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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
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More than 400 intellectuals and students had demonstrated against the regime in a Capuchin monastery on the outskirts of Barcelona and were surrounded by police for two days.—
Colm Tóibín,
The Atlantic,
14 Mar. 2026
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The Middle Ages really were an era when kings ruled in Christ’s name, when the popes of Rome commanded obedience from believers around Europe, and when monasteries played a crucial role in the shaping of values and education.—
Brett Whalen,
The Conversation,
11 Mar. 2026
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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
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Don't miss the museum's architectural treasures, which include a fully reconstructed Japanese teahouse and a medieval cloister.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Mar. 2026
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Local Catholic women raised funds to build the nuns a new cloister, chapel and office complex on site in 1948, the buildings designed by celebrated architect Wallace Neff.—
Andrew Khouri,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Vihara.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vihara. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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