On: Who Was the Buddha?

[FlyingSnake]

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 → FlyingSnake]

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