Somapura Mahavihara
Ruins · Bangladesh
- Abandoned
- unknown
- Founded
- —
- Population
- —
- Coordinates
- 25.031, 88.977
Why it was abandoned
🏛️ Ancient ruins
Detected automatically from the text: It is among the best known Buddhist viharas in the Indian subcontinent and one of the most important archaeological sites in the country.
History
Somapura Mahavihara, also known as Paharpur Buddhist Vihara, is a major Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhist monastery (mahavihara) in Paharpur, Badalgachhi, Naogaon, Bangladesh. It is among the best known Buddhist viharas in the Indian subcontinent and one of the most important archaeological sites in the country. It was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985.