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		FlyingSnake on Dec 19, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Who Was the Buddha? In modern Indian context, Bhavan still means a palace, e.g. Vidhan Bhavan ⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾ (1): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vidhan_Bhavan,_Nagpur (2): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vidhan_Bhavan,_Lucknow

selectionbias on Dec 19, 2019 [–]

The person to whom you replied meant that it now means palace but used to refer to other dwellings.

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