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Multi-periodSite Name: Telhara Alternative Name: Teliadhaka, Bulandi MoundCountry: India
NOTE: This site is 42.904 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Ancient Temple
Nearest Town: Patna Nearest Village: Telhara
Latitude: 25.226000N Longitude: 85.183000E
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
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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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