Hall of Truth
Literal Meaning
The monastery's assembly hall
Etymology & Sanskrit Root
A conventional English rendering of the Pali Dhamma-sabha, the covered hall at a monastery where monks gathered to discuss the Dhamma between meals.
Spiritual Insight & Context
Most Jataka tales open with the monks debating some question in the Hall of Truth at Jetavana, which the Buddha then settles by telling a story from one of his own former births.