Viharas existed simultaneously with Buddhist caves. Buddhist viharas are places of worship, places where monks stay.
Vihara is where buddist's worship.
A vihara
In a temple.
A shrine or temple.
A Buddhist place of worship is the Vihara. A site to help you know a little more is:http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/628714/vihara
A Buddhists place of worship is also called a Temple
The Buddhist place of worship is a Vihara, which is a temple. They do not have churches.
A main place for a Buddhist to worship is in a temple called the Vihara. I hope this will help.
The Buddhist place of worship is called a vihara, the take of their shoes before the go in as a sign of respest and they sit on the fllor or on cushions when the meditate also the focus on budda but the do not worship him or any god.
First off, Buddhists do not worship any deity, not even the Buddha. So there is no place of worship. There are designated places where Monks and Nuns reside as they learn and practice the Buddhas teachings. These are called Temples.
Pagodas are more associated with Taoist worship than Buddhism although the team has become a generic reference word for an eastern place of worship. The Buddhist equivalent is known by other terns such as vihara.
Vihara is a Buddhist temple or a monastery while the church for the Anglicans and Catholics is gathering of the people of God.Church for them is not only a building or temple but a place where God lives in their midst.