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== Etymology == |
== Etymology == |
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The name ''Bihar'' is derived from the [[Sanskrit]] word ''[[vihāra]]'' ([[Devanagari]]: विहार), meaning "abode" and usually referred to a Buddhist monastery. The region roughly encompassing the present state had many Buddhist vihāras, the abodes of Buddhist monks in the ancient and medieval periods.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Kumar |first1=Swargesh |title=Bihar Tourism: Retrospect and Prospect |date=2012 |publisher=Concept Publishing Company |isbn=9788180697999 |page=101 |url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Bihar_Tourism_Retrospect_and_Prospect/dSZ987-0Fb8C?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=bihar+etymology&pg=PA101&printsec=frontcover |
The name ''Bihar'' is derived from the [[Sanskrit]] word ''[[vihāra]]'' ([[Devanagari]]: विहार), meaning "abode" and usually referred to a Buddhist monastery. The region roughly encompassing the present state had many Buddhist vihāras, the abodes of Buddhist monks in the ancient and medieval periods.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Kumar |first1=Swargesh |title=Bihar Tourism: Retrospect and Prospect |date=2012 |publisher=Concept Publishing Company |isbn=9788180697999 |page=101 |url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Bihar_Tourism_Retrospect_and_Prospect/dSZ987-0Fb8C?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=bihar+etymology&pg=PA101&printsec=frontcover}}</ref> |
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== History == |
== History == |