Bauddhapith Vasu Vihar
Vasu Vihar shibganj upazila of Bogra district in Bihar, Bihar village north side of Union mahasthangarh about 6 km from the river about 500 meters west of the Leman. Local residents called the dukes steps Vasu ViharBuddhist sites of archaeological excavation and around the Gupta two rectangular cruciform temple was uncovered.
First Bihar 148.13 meters north-south and east-west and 139 meters approximately rectangular brick convent burned. Used as a mud mortar between the bricks stand out. Rectangular courtyard around 11 m × 10 m, made of mud volume contains a total of 6 rooms. The eastern side of the front of the middle of the gateway (corruption) was interesting. Promenade Room is located at the inner hall to enter the room was a stambhabisista entrance. Toranatite had two raksikaksao.
The second plan, the convent 1st Bihar Bihar Land and the North-east corner of almost identical. Open courtyard adjacent to the corridor surrounding the location of the monastery of 30 rooms. 7 in the middle of the east and west and south sides of the entrance there are 8 rooms. Projected outward and towards the south side of the temple is located in the Akhra of the arts. Bihar, north and west, the low water mark khadati Old any channel or carry. Therefore it may not be the entrance to the east of the monastery, which was supposed to be, according to tradition, the urge architecture. Toranatite had two raksikaksao.
The main temple, the temple complex in the south-east side, south Bihar number two and number one in the south-east side of the monastery. The temple was the way to orbit around the cruciform and the step ladder. Were from the west entrance to the temple. Assembly on the ground or in the Akhra of the mandapa. Three different altitude orbit path. The lowest parts of the grounds were decorated with terracotta bahisammukhabhaga. In addition to the monastery and temple architecture based on excavated bronze statues, plaques, letters inscribed terracotta seals, ornamental bricks and pottery have been found. Bronze statue of more than 60 cells were recovered from the interior. Some of the figures may be made before the age of scholars and subsequently into the convent was kept in Bihar. Slab behind the statue and pedestal were elevated. Statues of Buddha, dhyanibuddha, Bodhisattva and bodhisakti significant. Dhyanibuddhera aksobya the number of images. Statue of the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara commonly found in it; Goddess statue is dominated by different types of stars. Though there is no evidence of a letter-sized bronze statue carved pedestal is available in larger sizes, the larger the size of the proof of the existence of any gods. Some images have carved the letters, but all images are sealed behind slabs. Vasu Bihar statue long slim body, thin waist, wide chest and elegant late Pala other features reminiscent of classical art. Mainamati shorter and thick, straight and coarse nature of the signs of the variants from idols Vasu Vihara.
People, birds, various animals, flowers, leaves and geometric themes were terracotta. It was used to decorate the wall of the sanctuary. Lotus petals, step-pyramid, Dental, waves, flowers and more chains brick design was used. Like other Buddhist architecture mayanamatisaha Vasu Viharat Paharpur and bricks were used as decoration of lotus petals and the step-pyramid. More than 50 seals have been found carved in letters, in which more than 100 have been deciphered.
Vasu Bihar and seventh-century Chinese traveler Alexander Cunningham noted Tsang Po-po-C was identical. But some scholars disagreed with Cunningham identified; According to them, only 56 rooms Vasu ViharBuddhist monk Hiuen Tsang mentioned 700 is not possible to live together. Please note that the Department of Archaeology and the Vasu Bihar excavations have been able to reach the level of a ten-eleventh century; Hiuen Tsang visited the level of the seventh century, is still not found. Pratnatattbikabhabe still Vasu Bihar and Hiuen Tsang's C-Bo Bo-uniformity of the monastery could not be proved.
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