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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vihara
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In 1980, after meeting the yogi Swami Muktananda at an ashram in the Catskills, Rashad began practicing Siddha yoga, which trains its followers to recognize the divinity in themselves and the surrounding world.—
Reggie Ugwu,
New York Times,
24 Mar. 2025 -
About 90 minutes from Dallas, in a north Texas farming community home to more cows than people, sits an ashram where two Jain monks and documentary filmmakers, Sadhvi Siddhali Shree, 41, and Sadhvi Anubhuti, 42, are on a spiritual journey of a whole other kind.—
Kayla McCormick,
NBC news,
23 Mar. 2025
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Created by a Benedictine monk with a serious eye for detail, this whimsical stop features 125 tiny, handcrafted replicas of famous historic landmarks, like St. Peter’s Basilica and the Leaning Tower of Pisa, all located on the grounds of Alabama’s only Benedictine monastery, St. Bernard Abbey.—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
24 May 2025
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Like living in a luxurious monastery, the rooms have no televisions and are filled with candles and lanterns to remain authentic to their history.—
Jim Dobson,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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The latter was particularly restorative, as was the Negroni No. 2 at Le Bar, in the cloister, which adds beets and strawberries to the classic recipe.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Apr. 2025
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When the breeze flows through the cloisters, the kites float, showing off their gravity-defying nature.—
Diana Budds,
Architectural Digest,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Vihara.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vihara. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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