Vikramashila (IAST: Vikramaśilā) was a Buddhist monastery situated in what is now modern-day Bihar in India. It was founded by King Dharmapala between...

master. 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...

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...

science. Vikramashila was one of the two most important centres of learning in India during the Pala Empire, along with Nalanda. Vikramashila was established...

Takshashila, Kashmir Smast, Nalanda, Valabhi, Pushpagiri, Odantapuri, Vikramashila, Somapura, Bikrampur, Jagaddala. First university The University of ancient...

tradition developed and was adopted in major Buddhist institutions like Vikramashila (from about the 9th century onwards). A myth also developed in order...

Tibetan sources, five great mahaviharas stood out during the Pāla period: Vikramashila, the premier university of the era; Nalanda, past its prime but still...

later Nalanda (mid 5th century CE), Odantapuri (8th century CE), and Vikramashila (late 8th century CE). These Buddhist institutions not only taught Vedic...

and Odantapuri, and patronised the great universities of Nalanda and Vikramashila. The Pala empire enjoyed relations with the Srivijaya Empire, the Tibetan...

formation of large teachings centres," such as Nalanda, Taxila, and Vikramashila. In the Indian tradition and texts, kings were called by many epithets...