Category:Ancient Stupa, Chaitya and Monastery, Parihaspora

This is a category about ASI monument number N-JK-12.

Parihaspora, also referred to as Parihaspur or Lalitapur in historic texts, is a village about 20 kilometers northwest of Srinagar. It was the new capital of the Hindu king Lalitaditya Muktapida (724–760 CE), who built many Buddhist and Hindu monuments. One of these sites is now listed by ASI as the "Ancient Stupa, Chaitya and Monastery". This is a large 8th-century Buddhist monuments complex, and is mentioned in Buddhist texts till 12th-century. Thus, this site is notable for the evidence that Buddhism was thriving and found royal support in Kashmir during the Karkota dynasty period, at least through the 8th-century. Archaeological excavations in Parihaspora have yielded Kushan era artwork, which suggests that there was a human settlement here by about 2nd century.

According to historic texts, monsoon-related flash flood activity periodically changed the course of Jhelum and other rivers in Kashmir, as well as covered access to towns with landslides and silt. Parihaspora suffered from a significant change in water availability and damage of its infrastructure. The son of Lalitaditya moved the capital in late 8th-century. According to Abul Fazal, Sikander Butshikan destroyed the temples and monasteries of Parihaspora. Some of the recovered Buddhist and Hindu artwork from this and other sites in Parihaspura are now on display at the Sri Pratap Singh Museum in Srinagar.

Ancient Stupa, Chaitya and Monastery at Parihaspora 

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Instance of	stupa
Location	Baramulla district, Kashmir division, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Maintained by	Archaeological Survey of India, Srinagar circle
Heritage designation	Monument of National Importance
34° 09′ 34.27″ N, 74° 39′ 10.53″ E
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