- past its
prime but
still illustrious;
Somapura Mahavihara; Odantapurā; and Jaggadala. The
mahaviharas formed a network; "all of them were
under state...
- (modern Bihar) and Bengal.
According to
Tibetan sources, five
great mahaviharas stood out
during the Pāla period: Vikramashila, the
premier university...
-
Nalanda (IAST: Nālandā,
pronounced [naːlən̪d̪aː]) was a
renowned Buddhist mahavihara (great monastery) in
ancient and
medieval Magadha (modern-day Bihar),...
- name Jaggadala.
Little is
known about Jagaddala compared with the
other mahaviharas of the era. For many years, its site was
could not be ascertained. A...
-
Raktamrittika Mahavihara was a
renowned mahavihara (Buddhist
monastic university) in
ancient Bengal (modern-day West Bengal), India. It was
located in...
-
early ninth century. It was one of the
three most
important Buddhist Mahaviharas of its time in India,
along with
Nalanda and Odantapuri. Its location...
-
Important ancient institutions of
learning in
ancient India are the
Buddhist Mahaviharas of Takshashila,
Kashmir Smast, Nalanda, Valabhi, Pushpagiri, Odantapuri...
-
Nandadirghi was a
Buddhist mahavihara in
ancient and
medieval Bengal.
Considered one of the
centers of
learning in
ancient Bengal, it is
located at Jagjivanpur...
- The
Anuradhapura Maha
Viharaya was an
important mahavihara or
large Buddhist monastery for
Theravada Buddhism in Sri Lanka. King
Devanampiya Tissa of Anuradhapura...
-
twelfth century Many of
these mahaviharas are
listed as
historical monuments of Nepal. The
following is a list of
these mahaviharas -
Buddhism in
Nepal Newar...
