- ཁྱམས།
- khyams
- prāsāda
- pariṣanḍā
- Term
Rendered by Yijing as 下廊簷前(Taishō 1041).
The Tib. khyams (Skt. prāsāda) is one of many related terms for an assembly “hall” that appears in the Kangyur and Tengyur, such as (1) “meditation hut/hall” (Tib. spong khang; Skt. prahāṇaśālā), (2) “multistoried structure” (Tib. khang pa rtseg ma’i khyams; Skt. kūṭāgāraśālā), (3) “temple” (Tib. khang bzangs; Skt. prāsāda), (4) “steps” (Tib. bang rim; Skt. pariṣaṇḍa), and (5) “courtyard” (Tib. ’khor gyi khyams; Skt. maṇḍalavāṭa).
- hall
- ཁྱམས།
- khyams
- prāsāda
The Tib. khyams (Skt. prāsāda) is one of many related terms for an assembly hall that appear in the Kangyur and Tengyur, such as (1) “meditation residence” (Tib. spong khang; Skt. prahāṇaśālā), (2) “multistoried structure” (Tib. khang pa rtseg ma’i khyams; Skt. kūṭāgāraśālā), (3) “temple” (Tib. khang bzangs; Skt. prāsāda), (4) “steps” (Tib. bang rim; Skt. pariṣaṇḍā), and (5) “courtyard” (Tib. ’khor gyi khyams; Skt. maṇḍalavāṭa).
- hall steps
- ཁྱམས།
- khyams
- pariṣanḍā
Kalyāṇamitra describes the “hall steps” as the vihara entrance’s middle level (F.316.a).