Tourism Bangladesh

Menubar - Visit Bangladesh - Travel & Tour Information - Tourism Bangladesh

This Shantipur forest cottage, a Buddhist monastery built in Panchchari upazila of Khagrachari district. It is the largest Buddhist monastery of the country. You can see here the largest 40 feet tall Gautama Buddha statue in Bangladesh. The monastery has been built around 300 acres of hilly land. ...... read full story

Aishish Dipankar, the saint and preacher of Buddhist religion, was born in the village of Bajrangini of Munshiganj sadar upazila during the rule of the Pala dynasty. He was born in 980. In the village of Bajrangini, there are ruins of his house. In memory of him, a monument has been set up in this village. In his childhood, his name was 'Chandragaura'. At the age of 19, his name was 'Dipankar Shrishnan'. During his lifetime, he taught in Sompur Bihar, one of the largest bihar of the world. Sompur Bihar is located in Paharpur of Naogaon, a district of Bangladesh, now known as Paharpur Bihar. When Atish Dipankar arrived in Tibb in 1041, he was honored by Tibet's Raj Darbar and given him the title of 'Atish'. Atish means the 'Greatest Lord'. At the age of 73, at the Nathong Temple in Tibet's capital of Lhasa, in the year 1054, the great pride of Bangladesh went down to Atish Dipankar. To keep his memory alive, after his death, a monument was built on his mithy's ash which was collected from China, at his home village in Bajrangeini village. His house is known as 'Pandit Vita'. Even today, many countries of northern Asia, including China and Mongolia, are considered by Atish Dipankar as the 'second Buddha'. He was a physician, astrologer, planner, engineering, economist, poet, philosopher and theologian. ...... read full story

The location of this thousand-year-old Buddhist monastery in Raghurampal village of Rampal Union of Munshiganj Sadar upazila. It is discovered from the bottom of the ground. ...... read full story

The largest Buddhist monastery in the sub-continent is located in Paharpur village under Badagachi upazila of Naogaon district. You can see this monastery about 3 miles west from the Jamalganj station on the Shantahar-Parbatipur railway line. In the 800-900, the second Pala king Dharmapal constructed this temple. This is a great bihara. The name of the temple is Sompur Mahavihara. This is the largest 'Buddhist Temple and Stupa' in the sub-continent of Bihar. It is one of the largest monasteries in the world. The monastery was built like a castle. In this large-scale architectural story, there were 177 Buddhist monks, auspicious stupas, small temples, a central temple. This monastery is built on 27 acres of land.
The central temple was centrally located in the center of the huge courtyard in Bihar. It looks like a cross. The temple walls are made of brick and cloth. It is about 108 meters in length and about 95 meters in width. The upper part of the temple is no longer alive. At present, the height of the temple is about 72 feet. This central temple is a unique architecture of the architecture industry. The number of terracotta paintings planted on the temple is about 2000. But earlier it was even more. The main attractions of this monastery are these terracotta plaques made during the Pala era.
Small rooms were built in alignment along the boundary wall of Bihar. These are the fixed rooms for monks. The walls of the rooms were about 16 feet wide. Each of the alignment rooms inside the wall was about 14 feet in length and 13 feet in width. There were verandahs in front of the rooms. The main entrance to the monastery was north side.
The oldest of the written patterns found in this site is found in a copper plate of 479 AD. The terracotta plaques of the outer walls of the temple are particularly notable. In addition to images of Buddhism in the blade figure, the notion of Lokayata (general people) art has been enhanced. Happiness and sorrow, laughter, tears, hope-hopelessness and daily activities etc. of the common people of the society are highlighted in this Lokayata art. The pictures of the goddesses of Jain, Buddhism and Hinduism are highlighted in beautiful and elaborate manner in the pavilion of the burnt soil. Amongst other monuments in the Lokayeta industry, the women standing by the door, the men standing in the front, the warriors running in the hands of the sword, women dressed in the sword, the dancing women, the women with the children, the human being on the back of the camel, the ornamented women, exercising exercises, women and men fighting, charioteer archer , Traveler, monk, worshiper, plow-shoulder peasant, various musical instruments including male-female society. Among the creatures of the world, venomous swan, snake-eating swan, gem in the head of the snake, bear and leopard tiger fight, two heady snakes, the swan of the lotus flower, the peacock eating peacock, the dog, the peacam fair peacock, the snail, the deer, Tigers, buffaloes, fish, monkeys, elephants, lions, pigs, tortoises, horses, beggars, rabbits, bulls, donkeys, ducks, eagles, cock-chicken etc are found in terracotta. Among the prototype terracotta figurines in plants, the lotus, banana, papaya, etc. have been found. In 1985 UNESCO announced it as World Cultural Heritage (Tradition No 322).
On the east-south corner of Bihar, outside the wall, a paved valley can be seen which is known as Shandhabati Ghat. ...... read full story

You can see the Jagaddal Mahavihari in Dhamirhat upazila of Naogaon district. The historic site is about 105 meters in length and about 85 meters in width. Due to digging of the site, the house of 11 Buddhist monks has been discovered. Cells are built in a square. Rampal, king of Pala dynasty, built this monastery during his reign. Accordingly, the monastery was built between 1077 and 1120. A tower was found on the southwest of Bihar. It was assumed that it was the observation tower. Archaeological remains of stone statues, terracotta plaques, ornamented bricks, pottery, stone pots etc. have been found from the monastery. ...... read full story

You can see a Buddhist temple at Jaldhaka in Nilphamari district. It is believed that the temple was built during the reign of 'Dharmapala' of Pal period. King Dharmapala was the second ruler of the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent. His reign was approximately 781 - 821 AD. King Dharmapal also set up a capital at Nilphamari. The place is Dharmapal Union. This capital of King Dharmapalay was surrounded by a high wall built by the soil. Which was later known as King Dharmapala fort. An old Buddhist temple has been discovered here. ...... read full story

A Buddhist temple will be found near the Kuakata beach of Patuakhali district. It is also known as the Ashtadahutu Temple. The Buddha statue of the temple has been made in combination with 8 pieces of metal. Not only the Buddhist idol, the building's construction techniques will also impress you. ...... read full story

About seven kilometers away from Kuakata beach beach in Kalapara upazila of Patuakhali district, you will see the Mishripara Buddhist Vihara. This Buddhist monastery is situated in a place called Karenipara, the settlement area of â€‹â€‹the Rakhines of Latachapali Union. The Buddhist statue, placed inside the monastery, is about 36 feet in length. It is the largest statue of the Buddha statues of the country while sitting in meditation. Here you can rent a rickshaw, van or motorcycle to come here. The people of Buddhist community who are responsible for the maintenance of the monastery remain beside the monastery. If the monastery is closed, the temple will open when requested. If you want, you can also take pictures here. There is such a big Buddha statue inside the temple, no one can understand without seeing it inside An ancient well can be seen next to this temple.
if you see the Buddhist monastery of Miripara, you can rent a motorbike or a local van from Kuakata. ...... read full story

Visit Bangladesh - Travel & Tour Information - Tourism Bangladesh - Footer