ཀུན་དགའ་ར་བ། | Glossary of Terms
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ཀུན་དགའ་ར་བ།
- kun dga’ ra ba
- ārāma
- Term
Generally found within the limits of a town or city, an ārāma was a private citizen’s park, a pleasure grove, a pleasant garden—ārāma, in its etymology, is somewhat akin to what in English is expressed by the term “pleasance.” The Buddha and his disciples were offered several such ārāmas in which to dwell, which evolved into monasteries or vihāras. The term is still found in contemporary usage in names of Thai monasteries.
- park
- ཀུན་དགའ་ར་བ།
- kun dga’ ra ba
- ārāma
An ārāma was a private citizen’s garden, generally found within the limits of a town or city.
- pleasance
- ཀུན་དགའ་ར་བ།
- kun dga’ ra ba
- ārāma
Somewhat akin to what in English is expressed by the term “pleasance” (also in its etymology), an ārāma is a pleasant garden, a green habitable space. The Buddha and his disciples are often found to dwell in such ārāmas, and the term is even found in contemporary usage in names of Thai monasteries.