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{{short description|historic village in Bihar}}
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'''Masarh''' or '''Masar''' is a village situated 10 km west of [[Arrah]] in [[Bhojpur district, Bihar|Bhojpur district]] of [[Bihar]]. It is an important historical site for Jains and Hindus.<ref>{{Cite journal|journal=Ideal Research Review|volume=63|number=1|date=September 2019|url=http://journalofidealreview.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/19-rana-uday.pdf|author=Rana Uday Prasad Singh|title=Masarh : A Great Archaeo-Historic Site of Bihar}}</ref>

== Etymology ==
Masarh is derived from the word '''Mahāsāra'''. A 600 old Jain inscription in the temple of [[Parshvanatha]] has mentioned this place as Mahāsāra.<ref name="auto">{{Cite book|title=Archaeological Survey of India: Reports 1862-1884, Volumes 3-23}}</ref> However according to some other people, its name was ''Padmvatipura'' which was later chanced by a Jain Marwar to ''Vimalnath'', after that it was changed to ''Matisara'' and then it became Masarh.

==History==

According to localities, It was the residence of [[Banasura]], whose daughter ''Ukha'' married to [[Aniruddha]] the grandson of Krishna and its name was Sonitpur.<ref name="auto"/> According to [[Archaeological Survey of India]] there was a statue of ''Banasur'' on ruined mould, but later the mound was excavated for making bricks for railways and the statues was in the pool made after excavation. Since Banasura was a demon and enemy of gods the villagers didn't try to save the statue, children often used to pelt stones on the statues. After that, the statues got immersed in water after first rain.

The earliest mention of the village can be found in the accounts of [[Xuanzang]], where he named it as '''mo-ho-so-lo'''.<ref name="auto"/> He described these places as the Places of Brahmins who didn't have respect for the laws of [[Gautama Buddha|Buddha]].<ref name="auto"/>

== Archeological findings ==
Foundations of many old small temples and large number of Brahmanical statues have been found at this place.

==See also==
* [[Masarh lion]]
* [[Parashanatha Temple, Arrah]]

== References ==
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[[Category:Villages in Bhojpur district, India]]

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Masarh - Revision history

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