Paharpur Somapura Mahavihara ruins
Buddhist Traditions Sacred site / complex
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Neutral catalog summary
About this record
Paharpur Somapura Mahavihara ruins is cataloged as a Sacred site / complex within Buddhist Traditions. Its candidate country context is “Bangladesh” and its period or origin is “8th–12th centuries CE; protected archaeological complex.” It is associated with the parent tradition “Historical Pala Buddhist monastic traditions.”
This summary is assembled only from the record fields shown below. It does not add ritual instructions, doctrinal claims or inferred geography.
Record fields
- Alternate / historical names
- Ruins of the Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur; Somapura Mahavihara; Paharpur Vihara
- Parent tradition
- Historical Pala Buddhist monastic traditions
- Public geographic context
- Bangladesh
- Period / origin
- 8th–12th centuries CE; protected archaeological complex
- Living / historical status
- Protected historical sacred complex; current ritual continuity not inferred
- Access / protocol
- Scholarly / historical only
- Evidence status
- Directly cited
Geography
CandidateBangladesh
Public geographic context is limited to country level or broader. A documented site may still be named as the record’s public identity, but no subnational location field or coordinates are published.
Where to read more
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Stable attribution
Cite this record
Paharpur Somapura Mahavihara ruins. Atlas of Religious and Esoteric Lineages, record 3204. https://esotericlineages.com/entry/3204
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