Vikramashila (IAST: Vikramaśīla) was a Buddhist monastic university situated in what is now modern-day Bihar in India. It was founded by King Dharmapala between the late eighth and early ninth centuries. It was one of the three most important...
Nalanda (IAST: Nālandā, pronounced [naːlən̪d̪aː]) was a renowned Buddhist mahavihara (great monastery) in medieval Magadha (modern-day Bihar), eastern India. Widely considered to be among the greatest centres of learning in the ancient world and...
Bihar (Hindi: Bihār,pronounced [bɪˈɦaːr] ) is a state in eastern India. It borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West Bengal to the east, and Jharkhand to the south. Bihar is split by the river Ganges, which...
The Pāla Empire was an early medieval Indian empire ruled by the Pāla (Prakrit and Sanskrit: पाल, romanized: Pāla, lit. 'protector') dynasty. The empire was founded with the election of Gopāla by the chiefs of Gauda in the late 8th century CE. The...
The Indian subcontinent has a long history of education and learning from the era of Indus Valley Civilization. Important ancient institutions of learning in ancient India are Takshashila, Kashmir Smast, Nalanda, Valabhi, Pushpagiri, Odantapuri,...
Kahalgaon (formerly known as Colgong) is a municipality in the Bhagalpur district of Bihar, India. The ruins of Vikramashila, a Buddhist monastic university founded by Dharmapala of the Pala Empire in the early ninth century, are located within the...
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 complex of viharas. It is found in and around the Indian subcontinent, predominantly in...
The Cakrasaṃvara Tantra (Tibetan: འཁོར་ལོ་བདེ་མཆོག་, Wylie: 'khor lo bde mchog, THL: khor lo dé chok, khorlo demchok, The "Binding of the Wheels" Tantra, Chinese: 勝樂金剛) is an influential Buddhist Tantra. It is roughly dated to the late 8th or early...
Mahāyāna (Sanskrit: महायान, "Great Vehicle") is the largest branch of Buddhism, followed by the older branch Theravada. It is a broad group of Buddhist traditions, texts, philosophies, and practices that developed in various regions and Buddhist...
Śākyaśrībhadra (1127–1225 CE), also known as Śākyaśrī, was a Kashmiri Buddhist monk and scholar who served as abbot of the monasteries of Nalanda and Vikramashila. He was the last abbot of Vikramashila prior to its destruction in the 13th century....
