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Shalban Vihara Buddhist Spot Tourist Attraction in Bangladesh

Shalban Vihara Buddhist Spot Tourist Attraction in Bangladesh 1. Shalban Vihara Buddhist Spot Tourist Attraction in Bangladesh What's Shalban Vihara?   Shalban Vihara is one of the most important Buddhist  spots  set up amongst the Mainimati  remains in Bangladesh. It's believed that Mainimati was an important Buddhist centre between the 7th and 12th centuries.   A large monastery  erected under the Deva dynasty in the 8th century, these  honey- coloured remains would  formerly have housed 115 monks. Salban Vihara offers an  intriguing  regard into the former  majesty of Mainimati. What's the history of Shalban Vihara?  Shalban Vihara was  erected during the first half of the 8th century under the reign of King Bhava Deva, the fourth  sovereign  of the early Deva dynasty, a Hindu dynasty in eastern Bengal. The 168 square metre  structure was constructed to house beforehand Buddhist  scholars a...