An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c42.201

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**Paraspora** (34°8'; 74°38'), Dt Baramulla, ancient Parihāsapura, a Buddhist site with a cellular quadrangle facing a rectangular courtyard. The cells are fronted by an open veranda. It has also a Buddhist temple—a square chamber built upon a square base and enclosed by a plain wall. The portico is covered by a massive trefoil arch. The original *stūpa*, a simple rectangular structure, was later on elaborated into a square with one or more offsets on each side projecting far into the courtyard. Kak, R.C., 1933, *Ancient Monuments of Kashmir*, London, pp. 52-3, Mitra, D., 1971, *Buddhist Monuments*, Culcutta, pp. 112-13.