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Ruins of Nalanda University :
It has been called “one of the first great universities” in recorded history
In 1193, Nalanda, One Of The Most Important Seat of Learning Was Destroyed In Barbaric Invasion by Bakhtiar Khalji.
A milestone in the decline of Buddhism in India.
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It has been called “one of the first great universities” in recorded history
In 1193, Nalanda, One Of The Most Important Seat of Learning Was Destroyed In Barbaric Invasion by Bakhtiar Khalji.
A milestone in the decline of Buddhism in India.
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The Persian Historian Minhaj-i-Siraj , in his chronicle the Tabaqat-I-Nasiri, reported that 1000s of monks were burned alive & 1000s beheaded as Khilji tried his best to uproot Buddhism & plant Islam by the sword.
The burning of the library continued for several months.
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The burning of the library continued for several months.
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Courses were drawn from every field of learning, Buddhist & Hindu, sacred & secular, foreign & native. Students studied science, astronomy, medicine, & logic as diligently as they applied themselves to metaphysics, philosophy, Samkhya, Yoga-shastra, the Veda, & the Buddhism.
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library was located in a 9 storied building, meticulous copies of texts were produced. It attracted pupils & scholars frm Korea, Japan, China, Tibet, Indonesia, Persia & Turkey.
During the period of Harsha the monastery is reported to have owned 200 villages given as grants.
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During the period of Harsha the monastery is reported to have owned 200 villages given as grants.
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And, most unfortunately the nearby railway station "Bakhtiyarpur Jn" is named after the invader and destroyer Bakhtiyar Khaljee !!
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In its heyday it accommodated over 10,000 students & 2,000 teachers.
The University was considered an architectural masterpiece, & was marked by a lofty wall and one gate. Nalanda had 8 separate compounds and 10 temples, along with many other meditation halls & classrooms.
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The University was considered an architectural masterpiece, & was marked by a lofty wall and one gate. Nalanda had 8 separate compounds and 10 temples, along with many other meditation halls & classrooms.
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And “smoke from the burning manuscripts hung for days like a dark pall over the low hills."
Nalanda University was one of the first universities in the world, founded in the 5th Century, one of the world's first residential universities, it had dormitories for students.
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Nalanda University was one of the first universities in the world, founded in the 5th Century, one of the world's first residential universities, it had dormitories for students.
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It burned for months when set aflame by Barbaric invaders.
The library had three main buildings as high as nine stories tall, Ratnasagara (Sea of Jewels), Ratnodadhi (Ocean of Jewel)
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The library had three main buildings as high as nine stories tall, Ratnasagara (Sea of Jewels), Ratnodadhi (Ocean of Jewel)
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