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| nickname = "Land of Monasteries"
| motto = [[Satyameva Jayate]] (Truth alone triumphs)
| anthem = [[Mere Bharat Ke Kanthahar|Mere Bhārat Ke Kanṭhahār]]<ref>[https://zeenews.india.com/hindi/india/bihar-jharkhand/bihar/bihar-diwas-state-anthem-know-about-rajya-geet-of-bihar-and-all-details-in-hindi/1130701 Bihar Diwas State Anthem: क्या है बिहार का राज्यगीत, यहां जानिए इसकी दिलचस्प कहानी]. ''Zeenews.India''.</ref> <br/> (The Garland of My India)
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| coordinates = {{coord|25.4|85.1|region:IN-BR_type:adm1st|display=inline,title}}
== Etymology ==
The name ''Bihar'' is derived from the [[PaliSanskrit]] word ''[[vihāra]]'' ([[Devanagari]]: विहार), meaning "abode" and usually referred to a Buddhist monastery. The region roughly encompassing the present state had many Buddhist vihāras, the abodes of Buddhist monks in the ancient and medieval periods.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Kumar |first1=Swargesh |title=Bihar Tourism: Retrospect and Prospect |date=2012 |publisher=Concept Publishing Company |isbn=9788180697999 |page=101 |url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Bihar_Tourism_Retrospect_and_Prospect/dSZ987-0Fb8C?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=bihar+etymology&pg=PA100&printsec=frontcover}}</ref>
== History ==
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