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Submitted by DrewParsons on Saturday, 22 May 2010  Page Views: 5201

Multi-periodSite Name: Telhara Alternative Name: Teliadhaka, Bulandi Mound
Country: India Type: Ancient Temple
Nearest Town: Patna  Nearest Village: Telhara
Latitude: 25.226000N  Longitude: 85.183000E
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2000 year Buddhist Monastery at Bulandi Mound, Telhara, Bihar State.

This Buddhist monastic study centre excavated at Bulandi mound, Telhara in Bihar State is thought to be almost 2,000 years old. It comprises a 34 metre long three storey building with a prayer hall containing numerous statues of the Buddha, one in basalt standing 4 feet tall. There are also residential cells for monks. Other finds include pottery, a stone plaque with an inscription in proto-Nagri, and a black terracotta seal. It is thought that this site may be the same prayer hall mentioned by Hiuen Tsang, the Chinese traveller who visited India around 630 AD. He recorded that it was home to nearly a thousand monks at the time.

Excavated at a lower level a brick paved floor has been found and is estimated to date back to 100 AD which suggests it originated in the Kushan era.

Telhara is located some 45 kilometres south of Patna on NH110.

Reference:http://www.hindustantimes.com/rssfeed/india/Unearthed-2-000-yr-old-study-centre/Article1-532997.aspx


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Re: Telhara by DrewParsons on Saturday, 22 May 2010
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2000 year old Buddhist study site unearthed at Telhara, Bihar State, India. News item resourced by coldrum in March 2010

Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of an ancient Buddhist study centre at Telhara village in Bihar’s Nalanda district. The centre is believed to be nearly 2,000 years old.

A 34-metre-long prayer hall, residential cells for monks, images of Buddha, pottery and a stone plaque were among the discoveries made during excavation at the 40-foot high Bulandi mound over the past four months.

“Important evidence of a three-storeyed ancient monastic structure has been discovered within a short period of excavation. Further digging may reveal more facts about the past,” said Bihar’s Culture Secretary Vivek K. Singh.

The prayer hall is dotted with Buddha statues. Archaeologists believe this could be the same prayer hall Chinese traveller Hiuen Tsang mentions in his accounts.

Tsang, who toured India in the 7th century, has written about a three-storeyed monastic building at ‘Teliadhaka’, which is identified as present-day Telhara. He also wrote that the monastery was home to nearly 1,000 monks at the time.

“A four-feet high basalt image of Buddha in abhay mudra (a gesture of fearlessness or protection) and another in dharmachakra pravartana mudra (turning the wheel of law) are among the many Buddha images in the hall,” Verma said.

A brick-paved floor has also been discovered more than 15 feet below the prayer hall. “The size of the brick on the floor suggests it belongs to the Kushan age (1st century AD),” said Atul Verma, director of the excavation team. Other finds include a stone plaque with inscriptions in proto-Nagri and a black terracotta seal.

Bihar is known for its three Buddhist study centres — Nalanda University, Udwantpuri near Biharsharif and Vikramshila University near Bhagalpur.

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