Vikramashila (IAST: Vikramaśilā) was a Buddhist monastery in the Magadha region of modern-day Bihar in India. It was founded by King Dharmapala between...
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Mahavihara (section Vikramashila)
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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Kahalgaon (section Vikramashila Mahavihara)
Bhagalpur district in the state of Bihar, India. It is located close to the Vikramashila, that was once a famous centre of Buddhist learning across the world...
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tradition developed and was adopted in major Buddhist institutions like Vikramashila (from about the 9th century onwards). A myth also developed in order...
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science. Vikramashila was one of the two most important centres of learning in India during the Pala Empire, along with Nalanda. Vikramashila was established...
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University, Sharada Peeth, Pushpagiri Vihara, Odantapuri University, Vikramashila, Somapura Mahavihara, Bikrampur Vihara, Jagaddala Mahavihara. First university...
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Atiśa (category Monks of Vikramashila)
Bengal. He is generally associated with his work carried out at the Vikramashila monastery in Bihar. He was one of the major figures in the spread of...
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and Odantapuri, and patronised the great universities of Nalanda and Vikramashila. The Pala empire enjoyed relations with the Srivijaya Empire, the Tibetan...
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learning helped establish large institutions such as Nalanda, Taxila and Vikramashila. These universities not only taught Vedic texts and the ritual but also...
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Pala-era and was part of a network of monasteries including Nalanda, Vikramashila and Jaggadala. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Jagaddala Mahavihara...
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