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shine india magazine Published this article page no  81 BUDDHIST MONASTRIES IN NEWS  Bojjannakonda and Lingalametta Monastries These are the twin rock cut Buddhist monasteries at Sankaram village in Visakhapatnam Andhra Pradesh. They date back to the 3rd century BC. o These sites have seen three forms of Buddhism – Theravada period when Lord Buddha was considered a teacher the Mahayana where Buddhism was more devotional and Vajrayana where Buddhist tradition was more practised as Tantra and esoteric form. o Visakhapatnam is also famous for Buddhist sites at Thotlakonda Appikonda and Bavikonda.  Moghalmari Monastery o It is located on the left bank of Subarnarekha River in the district of West Medinipur West Bengal. o The site is considered the largest and oldest archaeological excavation in West Bengal. o It is also known as Dantapur Buddhist Monastery and was documented in the travel journal of the Chinese Buddhist monk and scholar Xuanzang who visited India in the 7th century CE. o A study of inscriptions on clay tablets recovered recently from the Buddhist monastic site at Moghalmari in West Bengal confirmed the presence of two monasteries — Mugalayikaviharika and Yajñapindikamahavihara. o The monasteries dated from 6th century CE and were functional till the 12th century CE. o The presence of two monasteries dating to the same period within a single compound is unique in eastern India shine india magazine buy.

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