Nalanda And Takshashila Universities
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EXAMIVERSE
Nalanda University
- 📍 Located in present-day Bihar
- 🕰️ Established in the 5th century CE during Gupta rule
- 🏛️ First fully residential university in the world
- 👨🎓 Hosted over 10,000 students and 2,000 teachers
- 🔥 Destroyed in the 12th century by Bakhtiyar Khilji
Subjects Taught
- Buddhist philosophy
- Logic and grammar
- Mathematics and astronomy
- Medicine and literature
Features
- Large library called Dharmaganja with three buildings
- Emphasis on debate and discussion
- Students from China, Korea, Tibet, and Sri Lanka
- Famous scholars: Xuanzang, Dharmapala