Vikramashila
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Vikramashila 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 century.
The ruins of Vikramashila Buddhist Mahavihara
Atisa, one of the abbots of Vikramashila
11th-century Vajrayana Buddhist philosopher, Ratnākaraśānti
11th-century Buddhist scholar who spent time at Vikramashila, Maitripada
Nalanda mahavihara
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Nalanda was a renowned Buddhist mahavihara in medieval Magadha, eastern India. Widely considered to be among the greatest centres of learning in the ancient world and often referred to as "the world's
Vikramashila
…Dharmapala between the late eighth and 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 is now the site of Antichak village near Kahalgaon, Bhagalpur district in Bihar. It was one of the largest Buddhist…
Ruins at Nalanda Mahavihara
Nalanda was founded by the Gupta emperors in the early 5th century and then expanded over the next 7 centuries.
Nalanda clay seal of Kumaragupta III. The inscription is in Sanskrit, late-Gupta script, the man shown has Vaishnava mark on his forehead, and seal has Garuda-vahana on upper face.
Seal of Harsha found in Nalanda