substantif (masculin) : lieu de détente, passe-temps ; résidence, “monastère” ; mode de vie
vihāra [fr.viharati] 1.(as m.& adj.) spending one’s time (sojourning or walking about),staying in a place,living; place of living,stay,abode (in general) VvA.50 (jala°); PvA.22,79; eka° living by oneself S.II,282 sq.; jaṅghā° wandering on foot PvA.73; divā° passing the time of day Sn.679; PvA.142.See also below 3 a.– 2.(appld meaning) state of life,condition,mode of life (in this meaning almost identical with that of vāsa2),e.g.ariya° best condition S.V,326; SnA 136; dibba° supreme condition (of heart) Miln.225; brahma° divine state S.V,326; SnA 136; Vism.295 sq.(ch.IX.); phāsu° comfort A.III,119,132; sukha° happiness S.III,8; V,326; A.I,43; II,23; III,131 sq.; IV,111 sq.230 sq.; V,10 sq.See further D.I,145,196; III,220 (dibba,brahma,ariya),250 (cha satata°),281; S.II,273 (jhāna°); III,235 (id.); A.III,294 (°ṁ kappeti to live one’s life); Ps.II,20; Nett 119 sq.‹-› 3.(a) a habitation for a Buddhist mendicant,an abode in the forest (arañña°),or a hut; a dwelling,habitation,lodging (for a bhikkhu),a single room Vin.II,207 sq.; D.II,7; A.III,51,299 (yathāvihāraṁ each to his apartment); Sn.220 (dūra° a remote shelter for a bhikkhu),391; Vism.118 (different kinds; may be taken as c.).– (b) place for convention of the bhikkhus,meeting place; place for rest & recreation (in garden or park) DA.I,133.– (c) (later) a larger building for housing bhikkhus,an organized monastery,a Vihāra Vin.I,58; III,47; S.I,185 (°pāla the guard of the monastery); J.I,126; Miln.212; Vism.292; DhA.I,19 (°cārikā visit to the monastery),49 (°pokkharaṇī),416; Mhvs 19,77; PvA.12,20,54,67,141.151; and passim.See also Dictionary of Names.The modern province Behar bears its name from the vihāras.
vihāra [act. vihṛ] m. promenade; passe-temps, amusement; lieu de plaisance | bd. couvent, monastère | jn. temple jaïn || pali Bihāra; hi. Bihār.