Articles discussing Bangarh
Jainism in Bengal
Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1969
“A tradition recorded in the Kathakosa written in the 9th century A.D., states that the well-known Jaina saint Bhadrabahu was born in Devakot in northern Bengal, also known as Kotivarsa, identified with modern Bangarh in Dinajpur district.”
Jaina Art of Bengal
Kalyan Kumar Ganguli · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1984
“A tradition recorded in the Kathakoga written in the 9th century A.D., states that the well known Jaina saint Bhadrabahu, reputed as the spiritual guide of the Maurya emperor Candragupta, the grandfather of Asoka was born at Devikot in northern Bengal, also known as Kotivarsa, identified with modern Bangarh in West Dinajpur district.”
A Survey of Jaina Antiquarian Remains in West Bengal
D. K. Chakravarty · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1984