Buddhist Learning site at Mansar, NR. NAGPUR, Maharashtra
Mansar is a rich archaeological site with remains dating from several
periods of Indian history, probably from 800BCE ... Brick-built stupas
and Buddhist universities have been unearthed from the Maurya(~200 BCE)
and Vakataka(~ 400 CE) dynasties. A seal-making factory of the Vakatakas
discovered nearby has provided strong evidence that this was the Pravareswaradeva Kulasthanam — the abode of the presiding deity of the Vakataka dynasty.
The water reservoir around the site and findings of ancient tools and
other objects point to the fact that a large population inhabited the
area centuries ago. The discovery has made Mansar one of the prime
archaeological sites in the country.
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