Jagaddala Vihara During the four centuries of prosperous rule
of the a Buddhist monastery situated in Naogaon. Pala rulers, numerous Buddhist
monasteries, temples and stupas were erected by various kings throughout their
vast empire. dharmapala, for example, is believed
to have raised no less than 50 such self-contained massive religious
cum-educational institutions. Among them most prominent are the gigantic vikramashila
mahavihara in Magadha; Vikramapuri Vihara at vikramapura;
somapura mahavihara and Jagaddala Mahavihara in varendra.Little is known about Jagaddala compared
with the other mahaviharas of the era. For many years, its site was could not
be ascertained. AKM Zakaria inspected five likely locations, all called Jagdal
or Jagadal, in the Rajshahi-Malda region: in Panchagarh;
in Haripur Upazila of Thakurgaon;
in Bochaganj Upazila in Dinajpur; in Dhamoirhat Upazila of Naogaon; Bamangola Upazila of Malda, India.[3] Of
these, significant ancient ruins were present only near the Jagdal in Naogaon
district. Excavations under the aegis of Unesco over the
past decade have established the site as a Buddhist monastery.
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