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Kotila Mura ( Tri-Ratnastupa)


It Is Located On The Top Of A Low Hillock In The Mainamati Cantonment Area And About 5 Kilometers North Of Shalbanvihar. A Wide Staircase On The East Lead To Three Rectangular Entrance Halls. Behind The Halls Are Three Stupas. Representing Three Jewels, Namely, The Buddha (Order), Dharma (Discipline), And Sangha ( Unity).


Pic :Kotila Mura( Tri-Ratnastupa)

Their Square Basement Are Surmounted By Circular Drums And Hemisperical Domes. There Are Nine More Stupas At The Extreme West Side, Archaeological Excavation From 1956 Onward Having Yielding A Large Number Of Broken Pieces Of Stone Sculptures, Unbaked Vitivestupas And Sealings Of 7 Th And 8 Th Century AD. Besides A Gold Coin Of Mutasimbillah , The Last Abbasid Calipha (1242-1258) Was Recovered From The Site. This Establishment Was Flourishing In Active From 7 Th Century To 13 Th Century AD. The Architectural Plan Of This Site Is Quite Different From Other Buildings Of This Region.Kotila Mura Situated On A Flattened Hillock, About 5 Km North Of Salbanvihara Inside The Comilla Cantonment Is A Picturesque Buddhist Establishment. Here Three Stupas Are Found Side By Side Representing The Buddhist "Trinity" Or Three Jewels I.E. The Buddha, Dharma And Sangha.Charpatra Mura Is An Isolated Small Oblong Shrine Situated About 2.5 Km. North-West Of Kotila Mura Stupas. The Only Approach To The Shrine Is From The East Through A Gateway, Which Leads To A Spacious Hall.

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1 comments:

Anonymous said...

Comilla historical place is very nice?

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