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| designation1_offname = Buddhist Ruins of Takht-i-Bahi and Neighbouring City Remains at [[Seri Bahlol|Sahr-i-Bahlol]]
| designation1_date = 1980 <small>(4th [[World Heritage Committee|session]])</small>
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[[Image:Takht-i-Bahi1.jpg|thumb|[[Swat District|Swat]]: Takht-I-Bahi.]]

'''Takht-I-Bahi''' ({{lang-ur|{{nq|تختِ باہی}}|translation=throne of the water spring}}), commonly mispronounced as '''Takht-I-Bhai''' ({{lang-ur|{{nq|تخت بھائی}}|translation=brother's throne}}), is an [[Indo-Parthian Kingdom|Indo-Parthian]] archaeological site of an ancient [[Buddhist]] [[monastery]] in [[Mardan]], [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]], [[Pakistan]]. The site is considered among the most imposing relics of Buddhism in all of [[Gandhara Kingdom|Gandhara]],<ref name="eval" /> and has been "exceptionally well-preserved."<ref name="eval"/>

The [[Buddhist]] monastery was founded in the 1st century CE,<ref name="takht">''Takht-I-Bahi'', UNESCO Office, [[Islamabad]], [[Pakistan]], 2002</ref> and was in use until the 7th century.<ref name="eval" /> The complex is regarded by archaeologists as being particularly representative of the architecture of Buddhist monastic centres from its era.<ref name="eval">{{cite web|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/140/|title=Buddhist Ruins of Takht-i-Bahi and Neighbouring City Remains at Sahr-i-Bahlol|first=UNESCO World Heritage|last=Centre|website=UNESCO World Heritage Centre}}</ref> Takht-i-Bahi was listed as a [[UNESCO World Heritage Site]] in 1980.<ref name="takht"/><ref name="Khaliq 2015">{{cite web | last=Khaliq | first=Fazal | title=Takht-i-Bhai: A Buddhist monastery in Mardan | website=Dawn|location=Pakistan | date=1 June 2015 | url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1185519 | access-date=8 November 2015}}</ref> Therefore they can be considered as the ''"National Buddhist Temple of Pakistan"'', a potential Sacred Pilgrimage site, for All-Universal [[Buddhist]]s [[Yatris]] respectively.

== Surroundings and structure ==
There are four main areas of the Takht Bahi complex:
* The Stupa [[Court]], a cluster of [[stupa]]s located in a central courtyard.<ref name="eval"/>
* The monastic chambers, consisting of individual cells arranged around a courtyard, assembly halls, and a dining area.<ref name="eval"/>
* A temple complex, consisting of stupas and similar to the Stupa Court, but of later construction.<ref name="eval"/>
* The [[Tantra|Tantric]] monastic complex, which consists of small, dark cells with low openings, which may have been used for certain forms of Tantric meditation.<ref name="eval"/>

Additional structures on the site may have served as residences or meeting halls, or for secular purposes.<ref name="takht" /> All of the buildings on the site are constructed from local stone, and are mortared with lime and mud.<ref name="eval" />

== Name meaning ==

The word Takht-I-Bahi may have different explanations. Local believes that site got its name from two wells on the hill or the springs nearby. In Persian, ''Takht'' means 'top' or 'throne' while ''Bahi'' means 'spring' or 'water'. When combined together its meaning is 'spring from the top' or 'high spring', and there were two springs on the top of mountains. Another meaning suggested is 'throne of origin'.<ref name="Khaliq 2015"/>

== References ==
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[[Category:World Heritage Sites in Pakistan]]
[[Category:Religion in Pakistan]]
[[Category:Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]]
[[Category:History of Pakistan]]
[[Category:Buddhist temples| ]]
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