2024-06-22 13:50:02
The campus has two academic blocks with 40 classrooms where around 1900 students can study and two auditoriums each with a seating capacity of 300 students.
Nalanda University also provides a hostel facility, where around 550 students can be accommodated, an international centre, an amphitheatre with a capacity of 2000 individuals, a facility club and a sports complex. The significance of the new campus lies in its advanced infrastructure and it’s a symbolic rebirth of an ancient centre of learning.
The inauguration ceremony was attended by numerous dignitaries including external affairs minister S Jaishankar and different countries’ ambassadors.
Situated in the ancient kingdom of Magadha (modern-day Bihar), Nalanda University was established in the fifth century CE. It was located near Rajagriha city (present-day – Rajgir), close to Patliputra (present-day – Patna). Nalanda University is considered the world’s first residential university where scholars came from all over the world, including Korea, Japan, China, Mongolia, Sri Lanka, Tibet and Southeast Asia.
The university received international acclaim and thrived under the patronage of the Pala dynasty during the 8th and 9th centuries. Subjects taught at Nalanda University were medicine, Ayurveda, Buddhism, mathematics, grammar, astronomy, and Indian philosophy.
The impact of Nalanda University can be significantly seen in its contribution to mathematics and astronomy. Indian mathematician and the inventor of Zero, Aryabhata, was one of the esteemed educators at Nalanda University during the 6th century CE.
However, it wasn’t easy to get admission into the University as students had to face rigorous interviews. Students who gained admission were mentored by a group of scholars under the guidance of Buddhist masters like Dharmapala and Silabhadra. The university was home to nine million handwritten palm-leaf manuscripts and its library was known as ‘Dharma Gunj’ or the ‘Mountain of Truth’, making it the richest repository of Buddhist knowledge.
First Published: Jun 20 2024 | 1:18 PM IST
2024-09-20 03:30:13 Throughout the regular season, NewYorkJets.com reporters Eric Allen, Ethan Greenberg, Randy Lange, Caroline…
Home Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday that the government will "very soon" make an…
2024-09-20 03:15:17 Atalanta will kick off their UEFA Champions League campaign against Arsenal on Thursday…
2024-09-20 03:05:04 This is a developing story and will be updated. North Carolina Republican gubernatorial…
2024-09-20 02:55:03 AS Monaco faces FC Barcelona for Matchday 1 of the 2024-25 Champions League…
2024-09-20 02:45:03 19 de sep, 2024, 10:27 ETFlick no lo sabe, pero hay una sorpresa…