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The *vihāra* with the Buddhists and Jains was a hall where the monks met and walked about; afterwards these halls came to be used as temples, and sometimes became the centres of monastic establishments. Like the *chaityas*, they resemble very closely the corresponding institutions among Christians. In the earlier ages they accompanied, [Figure: SCALE 25 FT = 1 INCH. CAVE NO. 16 AJANTA]