{"id":852,"date":"2022-09-13T08:44:59","date_gmt":"2022-09-13T08:44:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/english\/bangladeshs-most-magnificent-pre-islamic-monument-somapura-mahavihara\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T12:24:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T12:24:10","slug":"bangladeshs-most-magnificent-pre-islamic-monument-somapura-mahavihara","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/english\/bangladeshs-most-magnificent-pre-islamic-monument-somapura-mahavihara\/","title":{"rendered":"Bangladesh&#8217;s Most Magnificent Pre-Islamic Monument;  Somapura Mahavihara"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">B\u00fcy\u00fck manast\u0131r olarak bilinen Somapura Mahavihara; <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Banglade\u015f&#8217;in Naogaon B\u00f6lgesi&#8217;ndeki Paharbur \u015fehrinde yer almaktad\u0131r. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">G\u00fcney Asya&#8217;n\u0131n en b\u00fcy\u00fck Budist manast\u0131rlar\u0131ndan biri olan bu yap\u0131, dev bir ha\u00e7 \u015feklinde planlanm\u0131\u015f. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Tap\u0131na\u011f\u0131n avlusunun ortas\u0131nda, bug\u00fcne kadar gizemi \u00e7\u00f6z\u00fclmemi\u015f merkezi bir yap\u0131 bulunmaktad\u0131r. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">\u00dclkenin en \u00f6nemli arkeolojik alanlar\u0131ndan biri olarak kabul edilen Somapura Mahavihara, 1985 y\u0131l\u0131nda UNESCO D\u00fcnya Miras\u0131 Alan\u0131 ilan edildi. Bina, Banglade\u015f&#8217;in ba\u015fl\u0131ca turistik b\u00f6lgeleri aras\u0131nda yer al\u0131yor.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Banglade\u015f&#8217;teki en g\u00f6rkemli \u0130slam \u00f6ncesi an\u0131t olan manast\u0131r, Banglade\u015f&#8217;teki Ganj Nehri yak\u0131n\u0131nda yer almaktad\u0131r. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Budizmi ulusal din olarak benimseyen Balla \u0130mparatorlu\u011fu taraf\u0131ndan 7. y\u00fczy\u0131l\u0131n sonunda in\u015fa edilmi\u015ftir. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Manast\u0131r, Banglade\u015f&#8217;te Mahayana Budizminin 7. y\u00fczy\u0131ldan itibaren y\u00fckseli\u015finin kan\u0131t\u0131d\u0131r. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">12. y\u00fczy\u0131la kadar \u00fcnl\u00fc bir e\u011fitim merkezi olarak kullan\u0131lan manast\u0131r\u0131n kal\u0131nt\u0131lar\u0131, b\u00f6lgedeki Budizm&#8217;in ge\u00e7mi\u015f ihti\u015fam\u0131n\u0131 g\u00f6zler \u00f6n\u00fcne seriyor.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3667\" src=\"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Somapura-Mahavihara1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-lazy-=\"\" title=\"\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Somapura-Mahavihara1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3667\" title=\"\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"h-manastirin-muhtesem-ozellikleri\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Manast\u0131r\u0131n Muhte\u015fem \u00d6zellikleri<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Bir orta\u00e7a\u011f kalesini and\u0131ran manast\u0131r\u0131n etraf\u0131 sa\u011flam surlarla \u00e7evrilidir. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Kuzey duvar\u0131n\u0131n ortas\u0131nda bir giri\u015f kap\u0131s\u0131 bulunmaktad\u0131r. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Karma\u015f\u0131k bir yap\u0131 olan manast\u0131r\u0131n ortas\u0131nda, ana tap\u0131nak olarak kullan\u0131ld\u0131\u011f\u0131 d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn\u00fclen ve 32 metre y\u00fcksekli\u011fe ula\u015fan geleneksel bir Budist Stupas\u0131 bulunuyor. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">T\u00fcm ana yap\u0131lar bu kule benzeri yap\u0131n\u0131n etraf\u0131ndaki d\u0131\u015f duvarlar\u0131n i\u00e7indedir.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">300 metrekarelik bir alana yay\u0131lan manast\u0131r kompleksi i\u00e7inde ke\u015fi\u015flerin e\u011fitim ald\u0131\u011f\u0131 odalar, depolar, s\u0131\u011f\u0131naklar ve mutfak olarak kullan\u0131lan binalar bulunuyor. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Her odas\u0131nda Buda heykelleri bulunan 177 k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck odaya sahiptir. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Ke\u015fi\u015flerin zamanlar\u0131n\u0131n \u00e7o\u011funu Buda&#8217;n\u0131n huzurunda ve \u00f6zel \u00e7al\u0131\u015fma odalar\u0131nda meditasyon yaparak ge\u00e7irdikleri tahmin edilmektedir.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3672\" src=\"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Somapura-Mahavihara4-1024x583.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"583\" data-lazy-=\"\" title=\"\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"583\" src=\"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Somapura-Mahavihara4-1024x583.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3672\" title=\"\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>There are 3,000 reliefs representing the Hindu God Shiva in the complex. There are numerous stupas and tombs of various sizes and shapes, as well as terracotta slabs, stone statues, inscriptions, coins, and ceramics. the outer walls of the temple; It has decorations made of terracotta plates on which human figures are depicted, as well as animal and plant life. Many of these decorations were damaged and lost over time. After the monastery was discovered, the damaged artifacts unearthed in the excavations have undergone various restorations.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3669\" src=\"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Somapura-Mahavihara6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"566\" data-lazy-=\"\" title=\"\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"566\" src=\"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Somapura-Mahavihara6.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3669\" title=\"\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>The purpose of the central building, located in the middle of the courtyard of the temple, has not been fully resolved since the discovery of the monastery. The architecture of the Somapura Mahavihara is controversial due to the lack of comprehensive architectural documentation. It is not known for what purpose the central building was built and how it looked exactly. Information on the subject is based on archaeological excavation findings and archaeological examination of the artifacts. By examining the archaeological remains, many studies were carried out to complete the missing parts of the building with a possible architecture. After the studies, Somapura Mahavihara was accepted as the most original structure in the region.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3668\" src=\"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Somapura-Mahavihara10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"700\" data-lazy-=\"\" title=\"\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Somapura-Mahavihara10.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3668\" title=\"\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>Somapura Mahavihara was built by Dharmapala, the second king of the Balla empire, who ruled over most of India and Bangladesh. The inscriptions found on the clay seals unearthed in archaeological excavations indicate that the building was built in AD. 781 and MS. It has been dated to 821 BC. The monastery was raided, looted and burned by the Vanga army in the 11th century. Later monks repaired the monastery but after repeated attacks it was abandoned in the 12th century.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3671\" src=\"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Somapura-Mahavihara11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"933\" height=\"700\" data-lazy-=\"\" title=\"\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"933\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Somapura-Mahavihara11.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3671\" title=\"\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3675\" src=\"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Somapura-Mahavihara-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-lazy-=\"\" title=\"\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Somapura-Mahavihara-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3675\" title=\"\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<h5>Share<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B\u00fcy\u00fck manast\u0131r olarak bilinen Somapura Mahavihara; Banglade\u015f&#8217;in Naogaon B\u00f6lgesi&#8217;ndeki Paharbur \u015fehrinde yer almaktad\u0131r. G\u00fcney Asya&#8217;n\u0131n en b\u00fcy\u00fck Budist manast\u0131rlar\u0131ndan biri olan bu yap\u0131, dev bir ha\u00e7 \u015feklinde planlanm\u0131\u015f. Tap\u0131na\u011f\u0131n avlusunun ortas\u0131nda, bug\u00fcne kadar gizemi \u00e7\u00f6z\u00fclmemi\u015f merkezi bir yap\u0131 bulunmaktad\u0131r. \u00dclkenin en \u00f6nemli arkeolojik alanlar\u0131ndan biri olarak kabul edilen Somapura Mahavihara, 1985 y\u0131l\u0131nda UNESCO D\u00fcnya Miras\u0131 &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":853,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-852","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-when"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/852","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=852"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/852\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/853"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=852"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=852"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=852"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}