Mahavihara (Mahāvihāra) is the Sanskrit and Pali term for a great vihara (centre of learning or Buddhist monastery) and is used to describe a monastic...

Nalanda (IAST: Nālandā, pronounced [naːlən̪d̪aː]) was a renowned Buddhist mahavihara (great monastery) in ancient and medieval Magadha (modern-day Bihar),...

Somapura Mahavihara (Bengali: সোমপুর মহাবিহার, romanized: Shompur Môhabihar) or Paharpur Buddhist Vihara (Bengali: পাহাড়পুর বৌদ্ধ বিহার, romanized: Pāhāṛpur...

Nandadirghi was a Buddhist mahavihara in ancient and medieval Bengal. Considered one of the centers of learning in ancient Bengal, it is located at Jagjivanpur...

The Anuradhapura Maha Viharaya was an important mahavihara or large Buddhist monastery for Theravada Buddhism in Sri Lanka. King Devanampiya Tissa of Anuradhapura...

Jagaddala Mahavihara (fl. late 11th century - mid-12th century) was a Buddhist monastery and seat of learning in Varendra, a geographical unit in present...

early ninth century. It was one of the three most important Buddhist Mahaviharas of its time in India, along with Nalanda and Odantapuri. Its location...

Raktamrittika Mahavihara was a renowned mahavihara (Buddhist monastic university) in ancient Bengal (modern-day West Bengal), India. It was located in...

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...

Punjab. Sharada Peeth Nalanda Mahavihara (Mid 5th Century CE) Odantapuri Mahavihara (8th century CE) Vikramashila Mahavihara (late 8th century CE) Ancient...