Ruins of the Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Ruins_of_the_Buddhist_Vihara_at_Paharpur
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site
gptkb:archaeological_site
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Somapura_Mahavihara
gptkbp:architecturalStyle gptkb:religious_art
gptkbp:area 11 hectares
gptkbp:bufferZone 27.5 hectares
gptkbp:built 8th century
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:Dharma_Pala
gptkbp:country gptkb:Bangladesh
gptkbp:excavatedBy gptkb:Archaeological_Survey_of_India
gptkb:Department_of_Archaeology,_Bangladesh
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ruins of the Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur
gptkbp:influenced_architecture_in gptkb:Southeast_Asia
gptkbp:location gptkb:Paharpur,_Naogaon_District,_Bangladesh
gptkbp:notableFeature Central shrine with cruciform shape
Inscriptions in Sanskrit and Pali
Monastic cells
Stupas
Terracotta plaques
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Ruins_of_the_Buddhist_Vihara_at_Paharpur
gptkbp:period gptkb:Pala_Empire
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Buddhism
gptkbp:significance One of the most important Buddhist monasteries in the Indian subcontinent
gptkbp:UNESCO_criteria i
ii
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gptkbp:UNESCO_region gptkb:Asia-Pacific
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus gptkb:Bangladesh
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite 1985
Cultural
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gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bangladesh
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4