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Britannica reference for the 8th-century Somapura monastery at Paharpur as a major intellectual and architectural center.
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8th century
Somapura Mahavihara at Paharpur emerged in the 8th century as one of the largest monasteries south of the Himalayas and an important intellectual center in pre-Islamic Bengal.