Bimaran
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| caption = Remains of Stupas 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 at Bimaran in 1841. Drawings by Charles Masson.
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Bimaran is a locality, 11 km west of Jalalabad in Afghanistan.[https://www.academia.edu/15209723/DATING_AND_LOCATING_MUJATRIA_AND_THE_TWO_KHARAHOSTES DATING AND LOCATING MUJATRIA AND THE TWO KHARAHOSTES] by Joe Cribb, 2015, p.27 et sig
It is well known for the discovery of the Bimaran casket in one of the stupas (stupa Nb 2) located at Bimaran.
Altogether five ancient stupas are known in Bimaran, all dating to the 1st century BCE-1st century CE:
- Stupa No1: {{coord|34.454155|N|70.354553|E|display=inline}}, in the fields southeast of the Bimaran village. It has a circumference of 38.40 meters.
- Stupa No2: {{coord|34.456668|N|70.347405|E|display=inline}}, in the Bimaran village. It has a circumference of 43.90 meters.
- Stupa No3: {{coord|34.459454|N|70.347074|E|display=inline}}, in the Bimaran village. It has a circumference of 33 meters.
- Stupa No4: {{coord|34.459472|N|70.346067|E|display=inline}}, in the Bimaran village. It has a circumference of 43.9 meters.
Nearby is:
- Passani Stupa No1: {{coord|34.455333|N|70.343820|E|display=inline}}
File:BimaranCasket2.JPG|The Bimaran casket
File:Stupas around Jelalabad, Bimaran.jpg|Stupas around Jelalabad, Bimaran area highlighted
File:Stupa 2 Bimaran Charles Masson.jpg|The Stupa Nb.2 at Bimaran, where the Bimaran casket was excavated. Drawing by Charles Masson.
External links
- {{Commonscat-inline|Bimaran}}
- [https://www.cemml.colostate.edu/cultural/09476/afgh05-024.html Bimaran (US Department of Defense)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150717210846/http://www.cemml.colostate.edu/cultural/09476/afgh05-024.html |date=2015-07-17 }}, via Colorado State University