Ratnagiri – Bhubaneshwar
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The city of Ratnagiri is situated in the in Jaipur district of Orissa, India. It lies at a distance of approximately 100 km from Bhubaneshwar city. The city stands encircled by rivers, namely Mahanadi, Brahmani, Kimiria and Birupa, in all the directions. A number of excavations have been carried out at Ratnagiri and they have dated the city to the period of the Gupta dynasty, i.e., somewhere around the 6th century AD. Numerous Buddhist structures were unearthed form the hill range nearby.
One of the excavations came out with a massive monastery, believed to be of the Mahayana sect. Apart from the monastery, numerous other items were unearthed, including stupas, chaityas, etc. Ratnagiri also holds the distinction of being a great learning center of the Buddhism of Tantric cult, known as Vajrayana. It has also been mentioned in the Tibetan Buddhist texts that the city witnessed the prosperity of the Kalchakrayana.
One of the excavations came out with a massive monastery, believed to be of the Mahayana sect. Apart from the monastery, numerous other items were unearthed, including stupas, chaityas, etc. Ratnagiri also holds the distinction of being a great learning center of the Buddhism of Tantric cult, known as Vajrayana. It has also been mentioned in the Tibetan Buddhist texts that the city witnessed the prosperity of the Kalchakrayana.