Sompura Vihar is spread over a total of 27 acres, which makes it the largest monastery in the south of the Himalayas. Hindus, Jains, and Buddhists alternately occupied, which can be seen through the artwork on the outer wall here. Read More
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Pushpagiri was an Indian monastery located in the Jajapur district of the state of Odisha in India. It emerged between the 3rd to the 11th century, it was considered an important Buddhist site of ancient India and a major center of learning.Read More
In the 11th century, many poets have described Sharda Peeth as both a spiritual and educational center. Buddhism, history, geography, structural science, logic, and philosophy were also taught here. This university developed its own Sharda script and also had the world's largest library Read More
Telhara University, once considered a great place for education, was built to accommodate over 1000 monks and students. Read More
Mithila University was built by King Janak, which was known for jurisprudence and logical science. In this university, jurisprudence was established by Akshpad Gautam. It was considered an important place for learning from the 12th to the 15th century. This school was formed in the court of King Janak, where he built a seat of learning and then changed that seat and which took the form of Mithila University. Read More
Odantapuri is a major Buddhist monastery located in Bihar, India. It is said to be the second oldest university in India. Odantapuri was established in the 8th century by the Pala ruler Gopal I. About 1000 students used to take education here. Read More
Vikramshila University was the center of Vajrayana Buddhism, where 1000 students were taught by more than 100 teachers, in which logic, grammar, philosophy, astronomy, law, etc. were taught. There were many temples in this university, for the care of which 108 schools were kept. The founder of Tibetan Buddhist Sakra traditions was Atiya Dipankar a student of this school. Read More
Vallabhi University, which was the center of Hinayana Buddhism, was famous for agriculture, public administration, religion and law, medicine, architectural science, economics, and accounting. Here the students after completing their education would get absorbed with all the kings who supported this university.Read More
Nalanda University has a different status from the point of view of arts. Bright red bricks were used in the construction of Nalanda University. It has a huge door surrounded by walls including many stupas, temples, meditation halls, parks, lakes, etc. The specialty of this university is its library, Ratnasagar, Ratnaranjaka, and Ratnodadhi, which were furnished in three multi-story buildings. Read More
The cultural name of Taxila is 'City of Cut Stones'. If we talk about the time of Ramayana, then this city was founded in the name of Taksha, the son of Bharata, the son of King Dasharatha. Taxila was famous for its university, here especially subjects like science, medicine, art, religion, astrology, archery, etc were taught.Read More