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Title
Shalban Buddhist Monastery
Location

It is located in Cumilla Kotbari area of ​​Sadar Dakshin Upazila, about 8 km west of Comilla town.

Transportation

CNG can be used as transport from Cumilla city. CNG and rickshaws can be used as transport  from Cumilla Cantonment bus stand.

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Details

Shalban Buddhist Monastery is one of the ancient civilizations of Bangladesh. This Buddhist monastery is one of the many ancient sites of the Lalmai-Mainamati archeological site in Cumilla district. Archaeological remains of the 7th-12th centuries are found in it.
 

construction

It is believed that Srivavadeva, the fourth king of the Deva dynasty, built this Buddhist monastery from the end of the 7th century AD to the first half of the 8th century AD. There are six phases of construction and reconstruction of Shalban Bihar. The central temple was built in the third phase between the 8th century AD and the overall renovation of the monastery is believed to have taken place. The fourth and fifth stages of construction and renovation work were completed in the ninth-tenth centuries.


Description
It is square in shape. Each arm of Shalban Bihar is 167.7 meters long. The walls on all four sides of Bihar are five meters thick. The rooms are built on the back walls of the four sides of the monastery. There was only one way to get in or out of Bihar. This path or door is in the middle of the north block. Each room has a 1.5 meter wide wall in the middle. The central temple was right in the middle of the Bihar courtyard.

Rooms
There are a total of 155 rooms in Bihar. In front of the room is a 8.5 feet wide porch and at its end is a low wall. Each room has three niches on the wall. Goddesses, oil lamps, etc. were kept in the niche. These rooms were occupied by Buddhist monks. He used to study and practice religion there.

Hallroom
There is a hall in the south-east corner next to the entrance outside Bihar. The hall is believed to have been a dining room for monks, with walls on four sides and four huge round pillars in front. The size of the hall is 10 meters multiplied by 20 meters. There is a wide brick road on all four sides of the hall.

Archaeological excavations

Archaeological excavations have unearthed eight copperplate inscriptions, about 400 gold and silver coins, numerous burnt clay tablets or terracotta, seals, bronze and clay statues. These bear the signature of the ancient archeological heritage of Bangladesh

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