Halud Vihara
Historical Indian cultural landmark
Halud Vihara (Bengali: হলুদ বিহার) is 14.5 kilometres (9.0 mi) west-southwest from the World Heritage Site of Somapura Mahavihara, at Pahapur in the Naogaon District of Bangladesh.The main feature of the site is "a large mound 100 feet across and 25 feet high",[1] but there are other mounds and remains of brick structures. Some sculpture has been removed from the site, which has also suffered considerably from the local inhabitants removing bricks for reuse. It is located at Halud Vihara village, which is also locally known as Dvipganj.[2] Excavations show that it was an early Medieval Buddhist site, from a similar time period to Somapura Mahavihara and to the Sitakot Vihara in Nawabganj Upazila of Dinajpur District.[2][3]
World Heritage status
This site was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on February 17, 1999, in the cultural category.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b Halud Vihara, UNESCO World Heritage Centre
- ^ a b Nazimuddin Ahmed (2012), "Halud Vihara", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
- ^ SS Mostafizur Rahman (2012), "Sitakot Vihara", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
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Ancient Dharmic centres of higher learning
- Nalanda
- Odantapuri
- Pushpagiri
- Raktamrittika
- Somapura
- Taxila
- Vallabhi
- Vikramashila
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