dharmashala
/ˈdɑːməˌʃɑːlə
/(also dharmsala /ˈdɑːmˌsɑːlə/, dharamshala /ˈdɑːrəmˌʃɑːlə/)
noun
(In South Asia) a building devoted to religious or charitable purposes, especially a rest house for travellers.I made the usual rounds of Hindu temples, dharmashalas, meditation centers, pathasalas (religious schools) and soaked up all I could about the Hindu dharma....
- For budget-type accommodation, there are a number of dharmashalas, the Railway Retiring Rooms and the Panchayat Bhawan.
- Poor people can look around for dharmashalas in the city.
Origin
From Sanskrit dharmaśālā, from dharma 'virtue' + śālā 'house'.
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