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Takht Bhai (or
Takht-i-Bahai or
Takht-i-Bahi) is a
site of historical
importance in the
Mardan District of
the North-West
Frontier Province of
Pakistan. It
contains the remains
of a famous Buddhist
monastery and is
listed as a UNESCO
World Heritage Site.
Takht means "throne"
and bhai means
"water".
The Takht Bhai was a
Buddhist place in
ancient time. It was
called Takht Bhai
because the Buddhist
monastery was on the
top of a mountain,
and on the mountain
there was a stream.
Now there is a small
spring at the place
of the stream which
can be found at the
bottom of the
mountain.
In modern times, it
is lying in utter
neglect as Pakistan
is a muslim majority
country and hardly
any buddist live
here, budhism was
took over by
Hinduism centuries
before muslims
arrived in India.
Unfortunately, and
monastry is in very
bad condition today.
Most of the statues
and stone carvings
are incomplete. Due
to lack of funds
monastry going into
ruins. Takht Bhai is
the most fertile
tehsile in the
Mardan Division,
There are many crops
grown in the Takht
Bhai Tehsile, some
of which are
tobacco, wheat and
sugar cane. Asia's
first sugar mill was
built here by the
British Government
near the Buddhist
monastery. |
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