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Nalanda University returns to life

Posted: Wed May 29, 2013 8:11 am
by cooran
Hello all,

Nalanda is in Bihar State and was the first great Buddhist University.

India's Ancient University returns to life
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22160989

With metta,
Chris

Re: Nalanda University returns to life

Posted: Wed May 29, 2013 8:19 am
by cooran
Hello all,

Photos of ancient Nalanda University:

http://images.google.com.au/search?site ... lAW8noGIBg

With metta,
Chris

Re: Nalanda University returns to life

Posted: Wed May 29, 2013 1:40 pm
by Ytrog
I hope it will be successful despite the doubts people have about the location :)

Re: Nalanda University returns to life

Posted: Wed May 29, 2013 4:58 pm
by DNS
Good news!

See my photo in my signature line. :tongue:

One of the oldest universities of any kind, during its heyday, it had around 8,000 to 10,000 students.

Re: Nalanda University returns to life

Posted: Fri May 31, 2013 4:16 am
by Assaji
I would endorse Nava Nalanda Mahavihara, founded in 1951, as a truly Buddhist institution:

http://www.nnm.ac.in/about/index.html
http://www.nnm.ac.in/about/history/index.html

Re: Nalanda University returns to life

Posted: Mon Jun 10, 2013 2:00 pm
by Sekha
cooran wrote: India's Ancient University returns to life
yeah. And they spam my mailbox almost every day.

Re: Nalanda University returns to life

Posted: Thu Jun 13, 2013 5:06 am
by PadmaPhala
nice place to meditate and study sutras.