monastery
/ˈmɒnəstri/noun
उच्चारण मॉनस्ट्री
मठ
Core word
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a building in which monks live together
मठ
- Tawang Monastery
- Visitors climb the hill every morning to reach the quiet monastery.
- The monks at the monastery rise before dawn.
+ 2 more examples
- We stayed one night at a monastery in Sikkim.
- The old monastery has a library of ancient manuscripts.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
monastery (countable noun)
A monastery is a building where monks live and pray together. The plural is monasteries.
'Monastery' वह इमारत है जहाँ भिक्षु साथ रहते और प्रार्थना करते हैं। बहुवचन 'monasteries' है।
- The monastery stands on a hill above the town.
- Ladakh has many ancient monasteries.
in / at / to a monastery
Use in a monastery for living there, at for visiting, and to for going there.
वहाँ रहने के लिए 'in', ठहरने या भेंट के लिए 'at', और वहाँ जाने के लिए 'to' आता है।
- He spent ten years in a monastery.
- We went to the monastery at dawn.
join / enter a monastery
To become a monk, a person joins or enters a monastery.
भिक्षु बनने के लिए व्यक्ति monastery में शामिल होता या प्रवेश करता है।
- At twelve he entered a Buddhist monastery.
- Many young boys join a monastery in Bhutan.
monastery vs convent
A monastery is for monks; a convent or nunnery is for nuns.
Monastery भिक्षुओं के लिए है; convent या nunnery भिक्षुणियों के लिए है।
- Monks live in a monastery and nuns in a convent.
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adjective + monastery
Buddhistancientremotehilltopfamousmedieval
- The remote monastery can only be reached on foot.
verb + monastery
visitfoundenterleavebuildrestore
- Emperor Ashoka helped to build many monasteries.
monastery + noun
wallgatelibrarygardenfestivalbell
- The monastery library holds ancient manuscripts.
monastery + place
in Tawangin Ladakhin Sikkimin Dharamshala
- The monastery in Tawang is the largest in India.
“More examples 5
- Tourists climb the steps to the monastery every morning.
पर्यटक हर सुबह monastery की सीढ़ियाँ चढ़ते हैं।
- Radhika wrote about the Hemis monastery for her travel project.
राधिका ने अपनी यात्रा परियोजना के लिए हेमिस monastery के बारे में लिखा।
- The monks chant prayers in the monastery at four o'clock.
भिक्षु सुबह चार बजे monastery में प्रार्थना का पाठ करते हैं।
- Nalanda was once a great monastery and centre of learning.
नालंदा कभी एक महान monastery और शिक्षा का केंद्र था।
- The old monastery was damaged by the earthquake.
पुराना monastery भूकंप से क्षतिग्रस्त हो गया।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ He went in the monastery yesterday.
✓ He went to the monastery yesterday.
Went takes to for the place we move towards.
'Went' के साथ गंतव्य स्थान के लिए 'to' आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Monastery, convent and temple are religious places, but they serve different people and purposes.
Monastery, convent और temple धार्मिक स्थल हैं, पर अलग लोगों और उद्देश्यों के लिए हैं।
A home for monks who live a religious life together.
भिक्षुओं का निवास जो साथ रहकर धार्मिक जीवन बिताते हैं।
- The monastery has a hundred monks.
A place of worship for visitors, not a home.
आगंतुकों के लिए पूजा-स्थल, निवास नहीं।
- We visited the temple on Monday.
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Tawang Monastery (Arunachal Pradesh) is India's largest Buddhist monastery.
तवांग मठ (अरुणाचल प्रदेश) भारत का सबसे बड़ा बौद्ध मठ है।