Biharail monastery, (near) Tanor, Rajshahi Division, BD

Raw data

Biharail
"One of the earliest viharas in Bengal was located at Biharail (Rajshahi district, Bangladesh). The plan of the monastery was designed on an ancient pattern, ie rows of cells round a central courtyard. The date of the monastery may be ascribed to the Gupta [Guptas, c. 320 - 550 CE] period."
http://74.125.153.132/search?q=cache:5t0BxqG_YxAJ:banglapedia.search.com.bd/HT/B_0644.htm

Rajshahi, Bangladesh Page
Other names: Rampur Baolia,Rampur Bauleah,Rampur Boalia,Rājshāhi
World:Bangladesh:Rajshahi Division
Lat 24.3667 Long 88.6000
http://www.fallingrain.com/world/BG/83/Rajshahi.html

"List of All Sites of Bangladesh: Rajshahi Division"
Sly.No District Upaziila Monuments/Sites
20 Rajshahi Tanore Biharail Mound (Tanore) "
http://www.archaeology.gov.bd/allsiteslistr.php

"Tanore is an Upazila of Rajshahi District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
24.6028 N 88.5806 E "
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanore_Upazila

Tanor, Bangladesh Page
Other names: Tānor
World:Bangladesh
Lat 24.6000 Long 88.5833
http://www.fallingrain.com/world/BG/00/Tanor.html

Input by: tmciolek, Jul 16, 2010

Final data (and their sources)

Last updated: 29 Dec 2012

Lat/Long coordinates' accuracy:
The monastery in question is assumed to be situated actually no farther than 2 km from the point defined by the coordinates below.

Location of Biharail monastery, BD.

General location of the Biharail monastery, BD.
Lat 24.6000 Long 88.5833
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2010.

Google Map link:

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=24.6000+88.5833+(Approx.%20loc.%20of%20the%20Biharail%20monastery,%20BD)&ll=24.6000,88.5833&spn=05.0,05.0&t=k&hl=en

Final data - explanatory notes

1. Monastery's name

Biharail monastery

2. Monastery's modern country & province

Bangladesh:Rajshahi Division

3. Monastery's alternative/historical names

[missing data]

4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates

Approx., Lat 24.6000 Long 88.5833 - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/BG/00/Tanor.html

5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries

[missing data]

6. Modern name of the known nearest city, town, or village

Tanor - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/BG/00/Tanor.html

7. The settlement's alternative/historical names

Tānor - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/BG/00/Tanor.html

8. The settlement's coordinates

Approx., Lat 24.6000 Long 88.5833 http://www.fallingrain.com/world/BG/00/Tanor.html

9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition

[missing data]

10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition

[missing data]

11. Date-early

The Gupta period [c. 320 - 550 CE] - http://74.125.153.132/search?q=cache:5t0BxqG_YxAJ:banglapedia.search.com.bd/HT/B_0644.htm

MBM chrono-tag: 0300-32p 0333-66p 0367-99p 0400-32p 0433-66p 0467-99p 0500-32p 0533-66p - tmciolek 29 Dec 2012

0300-32p 0333-66p 0367-99p 0400-32p 0433-66p 0467-99p 0500-32p 0533-66p dated-e

12. Date-intermediate