Nalanda (IAST: Nālandā, pronounced [naːlən̪d̪aː]) was a renowned Buddhist mahavihara (great monastery) in ancient and medieval Magadha (modern-day Bihar)...
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Nava Nalanda Mahavihara (NNM) is an institute deemed to be a university located in Nalanda, Bihar, India. It was established in 1951 under Rajendra Prasad...
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home to the ancient Nalanda Mahavihara a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Nalanda is located in the Magadh region of southern Bihar. Nalanda became a fully-fledged...
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Tibetan sources, five great mahaviharas stood out during the Pāla period: Vikramashila, the premier university of the era; Nalanda, past its prime but still...
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ISEAS, IIAS and CSIR. Nalanda University was established to emulate the ancient Buddhist university of Nalanda (Nalanda mahavihara), which functioned between...
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It may also refer to: Nava Nalanda Mahavihara, university established in 1951 Nalanda mahavihara, ancient institution Nalanda Open University, university...
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12th. Śakyaśrībhadra, a Kashmiri scholar who was the last abbot of Nalanda Mahavihara and instrumental in transmitting Buddhism to Tibet, is said to have...
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oldest of India's Mahaviharas after Nalanda and was situated in Magadha. Inscriptional evidence also indicates that the Mahavihara was supported by local...
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Ancient higher-learning institutions (section Nalanda)
– 1040), Telhara in Bihar (probably older than Nalanda), Somapura Mahavihara and Jagaddala Mahavihara in Bengal, Kanchipuram, in Tamil Nadu, Manyakheta...
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the Punjab. Sharada Peeth Nalanda Mahavihara (Mid 5th Century CE) Odantapuri Mahavihara (8th century CE) Vikramashila Mahavihara (late 8th century CE) Ancient...
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The 8th-century Indian Buddhist scholar Shantideva of the ancient Nalanda Mahavihara suggested: If there's a remedy when trouble strikes, What reason is...
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Bihar Sharif (category Cities and towns in Nalanda district)
education sector and household manufacturing. The ruins of the ancient Nalanda Mahavihara, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, are located near the city. Under the...
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Buddhist faith's institutions. One such institution was the Buddhist Nalanda mahavihara in modern-day Bihar, India, a centre of scholarship and brought a...
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Tibetan sources, five great Mahaviharas (universities) stood out: Vikramashila, the premier university of the era; Nalanda, past its prime but still illustrious;...
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located in Patna. Nalanda Mahavihara, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is among the oldest universities in the world, situated in Nalanda, Bihar. It comprises...
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July 4, 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2022. "Archaeological Site of Nalanda Mahavihara at Nalanda, Bihar". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Archived from the original...
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Kundalpur, Bihar (category Villages in Nalanda district)
village in Nalanda district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is located about 2.5 kilometres (1.6 miles) from ancient Nalanda Mahavihara, 11 kilometres...
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Aulikaras of central India and the Traikutakas of western India. The Nalanda mahavihara was possibly built during his reign. The Bhitari pillar inscription...
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institutions of learning in ancient India are the Buddhist Mahaviharas of Takshashila, Kashmir Smast, Nalanda, Valabhi, Pushpagiri, Odantapuri, Vikramashila, Somapura...
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14 March 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2012. "Nava Nalanda Mahavihara". navnalanda.com. Nava Nalanda Mahavihara. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008...
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Vikramashila (redirect from Vikramashila Mahavihara)
It was one of the three most important Buddhist Mahaviharas of its time in India, along with Nalanda and Odantapuri. Its location is now the site of Antichak...
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Mahayana Buddhism gradually started to increase. In the Gangetic plains, Nalanda mahavihara emerged and gradually became a centre of Mahayana Buddhism receiving...
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Indian sites were added to UNESCO's World Heritage list in 2016: Nalanda Mahavihara, the Capitol Complex of Chandigarh, and Khangchendzonga National Park...
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" in Upāsaka, Sī Esa; Mahāvihāra, Nava Nālandā (2002). History of palæography of Mauryan Brāhmī script. Nava Nālanda Mahāvihāra. p. 6. ISBN 9788188242047...
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Moenjodaro". UNESCO. Retrieved 28 May 2010. "Archaeological Site of Nalanda Mahavihara at Nalanda, Bihar". UNESCO. Retrieved 15 July 2016. "Buddhist Monuments...
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Bengal. An 860 CE Nalanda inscription records that Maharaja Balaputra of Srivijaya dedicated a monastery at the Nalanda Mahavihara in Pala territory....
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chairman of Nalanda Mentor Group to plan the establishment of Nalanda University. The university was intended to be a revival of Nalanda mahavihara, an ancient...
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copper vessel is mentioned in the Sürya Siddhānta (5th century AD). At Nalanda mahavihara, an ancient Buddhist university, four-hour intervals were measured...
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in South Asia: Education, Religion, and Culture at the Ancient Sri Nalanda Mahavihara. Lexington Books. ISBN 978-1-4985-5493-0. David Geary; Matthew R....
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concurrent existence of the Mahāvihara and the Abhayagiri Vihara in Sri Lanka. He refers to the monks of the Mahāvihara as the "Hīnayāna Sthaviras" (Theras)...
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