Dharmaśālā
Dharmaśālā · dharma-śālā, “the hall of dharma”
Grammar: feminine noun; a compound of dharma and śālā (a hall).
Meaning: a rest-house built for dharma.
In the scriptures: Bhagavān Śrī Kṛshṇa says of the one who builds vāpī, kūpa, taḍāga, dharmaśālā and the like, gives food in dāna and whose speech is very sweet: even Yamarāja does not speak his name (Uttara Parva, Chapters 127–129).
Related terms: Devālaya · Vāpī · Taḍāga
Sources
- Bhavishya Purāṇa, Uttara Parva, Chapters 127–129