Hall of Truth
शाब्दिक अर्थ (Shabdartha)
The monastery's assembly hall
व्युत्पत्ति एवं धातु मूल (Vyutpatti)
A conventional English rendering of the Pali Dhamma-sabha, the covered hall at a monastery where monks gathered to discuss the Dhamma between meals.
आध्यात्मिक भावार्थ व संदर्भ
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.