Evidence of the rise of Mahayana Buddhism in Bengal from the 7th century onwards, Somapura Mahavira, or the Great Monastery, was a renowned intellectual centre until the 12th century. Its layout ...

For five years in the early 2000s, the hard-rock quartet Vihara was an active and powerful force in Bend’s music scene. They formed in 2001, played a bunch of gigs in the region and beyond, then ...

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The Buddhist architecture is mainly consisting of Chaityas, Viahras, Stupa and Stambhas. The practice of making caves was started during the Mauryan period and reached its zenith during the 2nd ...

Ninety-one bronze statues of Buddhist deities have been unearthed from the Sakhisen mound at Moghalmari, in Danton in West Midnapore, establishing it as the site of a 6th century Buddhist vihara ...

Buddhist monks from different corners of the country are set to converge on Moghalmari near Dantan in West Midnapur on January 24 to stake their claim on a newly excavated site, believed to be one of ...

Project researcher Prof Dr Sufi Mostafizur Rahman, a teacher of the Archaeology Department at Jahangirnagar University, on Saturday said there were more viharas like this ‘Bikrampuri Vihara’. “History ...

NAWALPARASI: Remains of an ancient pond and a Buddhist vihara have been found at the Ramgram Stupa in Nawalparasi district. The stupa houses the astadhatu (relics) of Lord Gautam Buddha. This is the ...

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