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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 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)
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.
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:
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
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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
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6. Modern name of the known nearest city, town, or village
7. The settlement's alternative/historical names
8. The settlement's coordinates
- Exactly, Lat 24.6000 Long 88.5833 http://www.fallingrain.com/world/BG/00/Tanor.html
9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition
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10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition
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11. Date-early
- The Gupta period -
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12. Date-intermediate
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13. Date-late
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14. Details of contacts with other monasteries
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15. Type of evidence regarding the monastery
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16. Additional notes
- Rows of cells round a central courtyard -
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