Jain Remains of Ancient Bengal
by Shubha Majumder | 2017 | 147,217 words
This page relates ‘Archaeological sites in Dinajpur (Rangpur division, Bangladesh)’ of the study on the Jain Remains of Ancient Bengal based on the fields of Geography, Archaeology, Art and Iconography. Jainism represents a way of life incorporating non-violence and approaches religion from humanitarian viewpoint. Ancient Bengal comprises modern West Bengal and the Republic of Bangladesh, Eastern India. Here, Jainism was allowed to flourish from the pre-Christian times up until the 10th century CE, along with Buddhism.
Archaeological sites in Dinajpur (Rangpur division, Bangladesh)
167. Govindopur:
The present site is situated approximately 14 kms west of Dinajpur district town of Rangpur division. An image of Tīrthaṅkara Candraprabha is presently display in the Bangladesh National Museum, Dhaka which was recovered from this site. The nature of this village is completely unknown to us.
168. Bheloa:
A wonderful image of Jain Tīrthaṅkara Ṛṣabhanātha was reported from Bheloa and is now in the collection of Dinajpur Museum, Bangladesh. The present site is situated in Kaharole Upazila and about 23 kms north-west of Dinajpur town. We have very limited reference about this village. The archaeological background of this village is totally unknown.
169. Khansama:
This is a large town situated about 30 kms north of Dinajpur district of modern Bangladesh and not very far away of the earlier site. An image of the Jain Tīrthaṅkara Pārśvanātha was discovered from this site and now kept in the Dinajpur Museum, Bangladesh.