Ancient Indian Education (Brahmanical and Buddhist) c24.15

c24.15

We thus find that the dwellings of the monks covered a wide range both as regards their build and their structure. From the mere hut made of sticks collected in the forest, and grass, and the solitary cell or cave, we come to higher and higher forms of building in the Vihāras, either as detached houses or as complex wholes, Prāsādas, storied houses, and Ārāmas, elaborately equipped with all kinds of dwelling, assembly-halls, dining-halls, structures for warm baths and ablutions, and council-chambers, and equipped also with furniture of diverse kinds satisfying every need of health and life and securing a fair level of comforts.