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The Mahavihara is a special tile improvement in Civilization VI. It can be built by a player that is the Suzerain of the Nalanda city-state.
- Effects:
- +2
Science - +1 Housing
- +1 Faith for every adjacent Holy Site.
- +1 Science for every adjacent Campus.
- +1 additional Science for every adjacent Campus (with Scientific Theory).
- Unlocks a random technology the first time it is constructed.
- +2
- Restrictions:
- Must be built on flat land.
- Cannot be adjacent to another Mahavihara.
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Bugs
- As of version 1.0.7.9, the Mahavihara currently has a broken trigger and gives a free technology every time Suzerainty of Nalanda is regained.
Civilopedia entry
A vihara is the Sanskrit and Pali term for a Buddhist monastery; “Maha” simply means “great,” so the “mahavihara” just means a large center for monastic life. Buddhist monks in a vihara are not the stereotype of silent worshippers simply seeking enlightenment via meditation. Rather, many monasteries are places of active learning – devotees are exposed to a wide variety of knowledge and encouraged to debate religious and scientific truths. The mahavihara of Nalanda was a massive complex that brought visitors from all across Asia precisely for this discussion and exchange. It contained within it a library that contained knowledge both of Buddhism as well as literature and science, including several famous texts: Nagarjuna’s Madhyamaka, or the doctrine of emptiness; as well as the Four Vedas – Sanskrit texts that are vital to both Buddhism and Hinduism. Vihara are still present today – the terms “wihan” and “vihear” in Thai and Cambodian, respectively, refer to the main functional structure in a Buddhist temple.
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