Bikrampur Vihara is an ancient Buddhist vihara at Raghurampur village, Bikrampur, Munshiganj District in Bangladesh. The
discovery was declared at 23 March 2013 after four years of excavation. The site contains a 1000-year-old Buddhist
Vihara. Over 100 precious idols and sculptures have been found till March,
2013.
This is one of the thirty viharas built by Emperor Dharmapala during his regime c. 820 as the second emperor of the Pala Empire. It is connected to Atiśa,
an important figure in Tibetan Buddhism During the time of Atiśa, this region was the center of
Buddhist education and some 8,000 students and professors came to study at
Bikrampur from as far as China, Tibet, Nepal and Thailand. Five rooms of the
monks sized 3.5 by 3.5 metres (11 ft × 11 ft) have been
excavated so far. The exact size of the monastery however could not be assumed
yet. Source: The Daily Star
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