Buddhpur

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This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Buddhpur

Village in the head-quarters subdivision of Manbhum District, Bengal, situated in 22° 58' N. and 86° 42' E., on the Kasai river. Population (1901), 160. Extending for two miles along the bank are several ruins of what are thought to have been Jain temples. A number of carved slabs of stone are scattered about ; and an extensive collection of octagonal headstones is believed to mark the graves of the early settlers. About 4 miles to the north, at Pakbira, is a group of temples with a colossal figure, about 9 feet high, supposed to represent one of the Tirthankaras, or deified saints of the Jains.