Odantapuri
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Odantapuri (also called Odantapura or Uddandapura) was a prominent Buddhist Mahavihara in what is now Bihar Sharif in Bihar, India. It is believed to have been established by the Pala ruler Gopala I in the 8th century. It is considered the second oldest of India's Mahaviharas after Nalanda and was situated in Magadha.[1] Inscriptional evidence also indicates that the Mahavihara was supported by local Buddhist kings like the Pithipatis of Bodh Gaya.[2]
Location | Bihar, India |
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Coordinates | 25.197°N 85.518°E / 25.197; 85.518 |
Type | Centre of learning |
History | |
Founded | 8th–9th century CE |
Abandoned | 13th century CE |
Events | Destroyed by Muhammad bin Bakhtiyar Khalji in the late 12th-century |
The vihara fell in decline in the 11th century, and may have been looted and destroyed by Muhammad bin Bakhtiyar Khalji, a Turko-Muslim invader in the late 1100s, when he launched multiple raids on Bihar and adjoining territories.[3][4]