Great Forest Monastery [大林精舎] ( Mahāvana-vihāra; Dairin-shōja): Also known as Mahāvana Monastery. A monastery located in a forest called Mahāvana, or Great Forest, near Vaishālī, India, during the time of Shakyamuni Buddha. In the monastery stood a two-story hall. Shakyamuni Buddha frequented Great Forest Monastery and preached there.