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 ...

2009 33COM 7B.64 - The Ruins of the Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur (Bangladesh) (C 322) 2008 32COM 7B.64 - The Ruins of the Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur (Bangladesh) (C 322) 2007 31COM 7B.76 - The Ruins ...

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 ...

Paharpur and Bagerhat represent two aspects of ancient Bangladesh culture, Buddhism and Islam, and these two World Heritage Sites provide evidence of active cultural exchanges between East and West.