Dharmarajika Buddhist Monastery Complex ( bn, ধর্মরাজিক বৌদ্ধবিহার কমপ্লেক্স) is a Buddhist Monastery (Vihara) that is located in

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and is the first Buddhist Monastery (Vihara) that was built in Dhaka.

History

Dharmarajika Buddhist Monastery Complex' was built in 1960 and since then it is the center of Buddhist life and culture in Dhaka and Bangladesh. It housed the Dharmarajik Pali College which was established in 1960 as well. In 1962

King Bhumibol Bhumibol Adulyadej ( th, ภูมิพลอดุลยเดช; ; ; (Sanskrit: ''bhūmi·bala atulya·teja'' - "might of the land, unparalleled brilliance"); 5 December 192713 October 2016), conferred with the title King Bhumibol the Great ...

of Thailand visited the temple, the first foreign head of state to do so. In 1984 Thailand donated a 10 feet tall statue of Buddha and then Japan donated another statue. The temple acted as shelter during Bangladesh Liberation war, and Dharmarajik Orphanage was created after the Independence of Bangladesh. In 1972 Dharmarajika High School was established. In 1993 the temple established Dharmarajik Technical School and Dharmarajika Kindergarten. Dharmarajika Fine Arts Academy was established in 1995 and 1996 Dharmarajika Nikkiuniyano Clinic was established along with Dharmarajika Literary Society and Dharmarajika Orphanage.

References

Buddhist monasteries in Bangladesh 1960 establishments in East Pakistan Organisations based in Dhaka {{Bangladesh-org-stub