The University of Nalanda c8.21

c8.21

The purpose of the *vihāras* and other dwelling places in the words of Buddha was this: "To give *vihāras* to the *Saṅgha*, where, in safety and in peace, to meditate and think at ease, the Buddha calls the best of gifts. Let then the able man, regarding his own weal, have pleasant monasteries built, and lodge their learned men."²