The name Pe-har in Pe-har-rgyal-po,* a deity
perhaps originally associated with the bSam-yas temple, is said to be
derived (or corrupted) from Sanskrit vihāra.
Tshe-tan-zhabs-drung refers to the Li gur
(i.e. Li shi’i gur khang), where it
is spelt dpe har. See the Thon mi’i dgongs rgyan (p. 212).
Also note that the name of the Indian state of Bihar, too, is said to be
derived from vihāra. See also
the brDa dkrol (s.v. dpe dkar), where dpe
dkar is said to mean gtsug lag khang,
which suggest that it, too, is derived from vihāra. *Tshig mdzod chen mo (s.v. pe har rgyal po): slob dpon pad ma ’byung gnas kyis dam la
btags shing bod sa gnas srid gzhung gis bsten pa’i lha gtso bo zhig.
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