The ancient Indian University that was the coordinator of the Buddhist Viharas was
Nalanda
Ancient India had several renowned centres of learning, and many of them grew out of Buddhist monasteries called viharas. Among these, one great Mahavihara in present-day Bihar acted as the leading institution that guided and coordinated the network of smaller Buddhist viharas. It flourished especially under the Gupta rulers and later under Harshavardhana and the Pala kings.
Nalanda was a residential university with thousands of students and teachers, a huge library called Dharmaganja, and a curriculum covering Buddhist philosophy, logic, grammar, medicine and the Vedas. Chinese pilgrims such as Xuanzang and Yijing studied there and described how it set standards, trained monks and served as the central coordinating body for Buddhist monastic education across the region.
Takshashila was an older centre in the north-west, famous for medicine, politics and military science, but it was a loose cluster of teachers rather than the coordinator of the viharas. Mithila was known mainly for Nyaya philosophy and Brahmanical learning. Ujjayini was celebrated for astronomy and mathematics. None of these played the coordinating role among Buddhist monasteries.
Hence, Nalanda.
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Important Questions from Ancient Educational Institutions - Teaching
- Pick the correct statements:
A. Vedic Studies centers Ghatikas were located all over North India
B. Nalanda was a Buddhist center of learning
C. Nalanda received the royal patronage of Hindu Gupta Kings as well as Buddhist Kings like Ashoka and Harsha
D. The upnayana for women held at the same age that of men
E. The process of learning in Vedic education is demarcated as Shravan, Manan, Aparigrah and Asteyam.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below: - Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R
Assertion A: Panini and Chanakya are the most famous products of the Nalanda University.
Reason R: Nalanda had a defined procedure of admitting students, and had a splendid library.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below - What among the following has not received education at Taxila?
- Match the LIST-I with LIST-II
LIST-I
(University)LIST-II
(Association)A. Takshshila I. Gopala of Pala dynasty founded it B. Nalanda II. Vajrayana and Tantrik Buddhism C. Vikramshila III. Chanakya D. Odantpuri IV. Considered world's first residential university
Choose the correct answer from the options given below: - In the Buddha Period, which educational centres were established along with monasteries?
A. Ballabhi
B. Baba Mastnath University
C. Nalanda
D. Vikramshila
E. Taxila
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
