Bauddha Dharmankur Sabha

বৌদ্ধ ধর্মাঙ্কুর সভা

Also known as Bengal Buddhist Association.

The 1892 monastery that gave Buddhist Temple Street its name.

About Bauddha Dharmankur Sabha

Kripasaran Mahasthavir, a monk from Chittagong, founded the Bauddha Dharmankur Sabha in 1892 to serve Bengali Buddhists and to revive the faith in Bengal. The vihara on what is now Buddhist Temple Street has a shrine hall, a library and a guest house that has long hosted pilgrims on their way to Bodh Gaya.

Why visit

A calm prayer hall and a story of Bengal’s own Buddhists.

What to see and do

The shrine hall with its Buddha images
The statue of Kripasaran
The quiet courtyard

Plan your visit

Area: Bowbazar & Old Chinatown, Central Kolkata
Nearest landmark: Bow Barracks
Best time: Morning or evening. October to March is the most comfortable time of year.
Time needed: About 20 minutes
Cost: Free
Entry: An active place of worship that admits visitors; its own rules apply. Open to visitors; hours are not currently verified.
Metro: Central (Blue Line)
Walking: Little walking
Photography: Photography is fine with some care.

Nearby and related places

Bow Barracks: A lane of red-brick blocks, home to an Anglo-Indian community and its Christmas.
Firingi Kalibari: The Kali temple linked to a Portuguese-descended poet of Bengali song.
Tiretta Bazaar Chinese Breakfast: Momos, pork buns and fish-ball soup sold on the pavement at dawn.
Sea Ip Church: A Chinese clan temple from 1905, called a church.
Toong On Church: A red-brick Chinese temple that once housed the city’s first Chinese restaurant.
Bhim Chandra Nag: An 1826 sweet shop, home of the ledikeni.

Walks that include it

Old Chinatown Exploration: Clan temples, brick barracks and a Kali for a Portuguese poet

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