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Nalanda Gedige (Sinhala: නාලන්ද ගෙඩිගේ; Tamil: நாலந்த கெடிகே) is an ancient complete stone temple near Matale, Sri Lanka and its original site is considered the geographical centre of Sri Lanka. The building was constructed between the 8th and 10th centuries with dravidian architecture in (Pallava style) and is believed to have been used by Buddhists.
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Östliches Indien, Nalanda, 10.-11.Jh.
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Nālandā (hindî/sanskrit/pâli : नालंदा) est une ville de l'État du Bihar, en Inde du nord, près du Népal, ancien siège d'un important centre universitaire bouddhiste, comptant à son apogée jusqu'à 10 000 moines.
L'université de Nâlandâ fut un centre majeur de la pensée indienne, dont l'influence s'étendit sur une grande partie de l'Asie : Asie centrale, Himalaya, Asie du Sud-Est, Chine et Japon1. Elle fait partie du patrimoine mondial de l'Unesco depuis 2016
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Nālandā (Hindi/Sanskrit/Pâli: न ल द ) is a city in the state of Bihar, in northern India, near Nepal, former seat of an important Buddhist university center, with up to 10,000 monks at its peak.
The University of Nâlandâ was a major centre of Indian thought, whose influence extended over much of Asia: Central Asia, Himalayas, Southeast Asia, China and Japan1. It has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2016
Photo taken in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, Sri Lanka
2016/02/26
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One of the first universities in the world (5th century BC), an iconic view of it's remains on a dusky day. A UNESCO World Heritage site.
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Nālandā (hindî/sanskrit/pâli : नालंदा) est une ville de l'État du Bihar, en Inde du nord, près du Népal, ancien siège d'un important centre universitaire bouddhiste, comptant à son apogée jusqu'à 10 000 moines.
L'université de Nâlandâ fut un centre majeur de la pensée indienne, dont l'influence s'étendit sur une grande partie de l'Asie : Asie centrale, Himalaya, Asie du Sud-Est, Chine et Japon1. Elle fait partie du patrimoine mondial de l'Unesco depuis 2016
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Wikipedia page.
Nālandā (Hindi/Sanskrit/Pâli: न ल द ) is a city in the state of Bihar, in northern India, near Nepal, former seat of an important Buddhist university center, with up to 10,000 monks at its peak.
The University of Nâlandâ was a major centre of Indian thought, whose influence extended over much of Asia: Central Asia, Himalayas, Southeast Asia, China and Japan1. It has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2016
Nalanda MAHAVIHARA ,a centre for the organised transmission of knowledge over an uninterrupted period of 800 years, dates back 3rd century BC.THE SITE HAS BEEN DECLARED A WORLD HERITAGE IN JULY 2017.
One of the oldest university of the world. The architecture was ransacked and destroyed by Bakhtiyar Khilji.
Located in Bihar, India, the ruins of Nalanda University mark the site of one of the world’s oldest residential universities, dating back to the 5th century CE. Once a renowned center for learning in Buddhist studies, philosophy, mathematics, and medicine, Nalanda attracted scholars from across Asia. The remains of monasteries, temples, and manuscripts reflect its grandeur before it was destroyed in the 12th century. Today, it stands as a UNESCO World Heritage Site symbolizing India’s ancient academic excellence.
The Nalanda Mahavihara site is in the State of Bihar, in north-eastern India. It comprises the archaeological remains of a monastic and scholastic institution dating from the 3rd century BCE to the 13th century CE. It includes stupas, shrines, viharas (residential and educational buildings) and important art works in stucco, stone and metal. Nalanda stands out as the most ancient university of the Indian Subcontinent. It engaged in the organized transmission of knowledge over an uninterrupted period of 800 years. Universities across Asia consider Nalanda the landmark of academic learning excellence..
The historical development of the site testifies to the development of Buddhism into a religion and the flourishing of monastic and educational traditions. While the original mahavihara was a much larger complex, all surviving remains of Nalanda present in the property area of 23 hectares comprising 11 viharas and 14 temples, besides many smaller shrine and votive structures. Temple-like form of chaityas and quadrangular-form of viharas replete with infrastructure authenticate Nalanda's contribution in developing sacred architecture of the Buddhists and residential-cum-scholastic facilities.
The Archaeological Site of Nalanda Mahavihara established and developed planning, architectural, artistic principles that were adopted later by many similar institutions in the Indian Subcontinent, South Asia and Southeast Asia. Nalanda continues to inspire modern university establishments in the region like Nava Nalanda Mahavihara, Nalanda University and several others across Asia.
Nalanda Mahavihara at Nalanda, Bihar, India
A group of Japanese tourists check out the dormitories at the ancient Nalanda university ruins in Bihar, India
It was said that there is high bar to gain entry to Nalanda in the olden days. One needs to pass the exam/questions posted by the guards at the entrance.
Xuanzang was warmly welcomed in Nalanda where he received the Indian name of Mokshadeva and studied under the guidance of Shilabhadra, the venerable head of the institution at the time.
Xuanzang returned to China with 657 Buddhist texts (many of them Mahayanist) and 150 relics carried by 20 horses in 520 cases, and lead the greatest translation project in China's history with the support from Tang Emperor.
Family: Buprestidae
Size: 4.0 mm (2.5 to 5.0 mm)
Distribution: North Africa, Asia Minor, South Europe, southern Central Europe
Biology: Development in arid oak branches
Location: Turkey, Prov. Antalya, Mahmutlar, 650 m
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Photo: U.Schmidt, 2020
Although Nalanda is one of the places distinguished as having been blessed by the presence of the Buddha, it later became particularly renowned as the site of the great monastic university of the same name , which was to become the crown jewel of the development of Buddhism in India. The name may derive from one of Shakyamuni's former births , when he was a king whose capital was here. Nalanda was one of his epithets meaning "insatiable in giving."
This place saw the rise and fall of many empires and emperors who contributed in the development of Nalanda University. Many monasteries and temples were built by them. Kingarshwardhana gifted a 25m high copper statue of Buddha and Kumargupta endowed a college of fine arts ere. Nagarjuna- a Mahayana philosopher, Dinnaga- founder of the school of Logic and Dharmpala- the Brahmin scholar, taught here.
The famous Chinese traveller and scholar,Hieun-Tsang stayed here and has given a detailed description of the situations prevailing at that time. Careful excavation of the place has revealed many stupas, monasteries, hostels,stair cases,meditation halls, lecture halls and many other structures which speak of the splendour and grandeur this place enjoyed,when the place was a centre of serious study.
The survey department of Sri Lanka has proved that this location is exactly in the middle of Sri Lanka.
Twenty kilometers south of the Dambulla Temple, about one kilometer east of the A9, is the attractive Nalanda Gedige.
Nalanda Gedige is a curious hybrid of Buddhist and Hindu architecture. It was constructed between 8th and 10th centuries.
The Nalanda Mahavihara site is in the State of Bihar, in north-eastern India. It comprises the archaeological remains of a monastic and scholastic institution dating from the 3rd century BCE to the 13th century CE. It includes stupas, shrines, viharas (residential and educational buildings) and important art works in stucco, stone and metal. Nalanda stands out as the most ancient university of the Indian Subcontinent. It engaged in the organized transmission of knowledge over an uninterrupted period of 800 years. Universities across Asia consider Nalanda the landmark of academic learning excellence..
The historical development of the site testifies to the development of Buddhism into a religion and the flourishing of monastic and educational traditions. While the original mahavihara was a much larger complex, all surviving remains of Nalanda present in the property area of 23 hectares comprising 11 viharas and 14 temples, besides many smaller shrine and votive structures. Temple-like form of chaityas and quadrangular-form of viharas replete with infrastructure authenticate Nalanda's contribution in developing sacred architecture of the Buddhists and residential-cum-scholastic facilities.
The Archaeological Site of Nalanda Mahavihara established and developed planning, architectural, artistic principles that were adopted later by many similar institutions in the Indian Subcontinent, South Asia and Southeast Asia. Nalanda continues to inspire modern university establishments in the region like Nava Nalanda Mahavihara, Nalanda University and several others across Asia.
Nalanda Mahavihara at Nalanda, Bihar, India
The Nalanda Mahavihara site is in the State of Bihar, in north-eastern India. It comprises the archaeological remains of a monastic and scholastic institution dating from the 3rd century BCE to the 13th century CE. It includes stupas, shrines, viharas (residential and educational buildings) and important art works in stucco, stone and metal. Nalanda stands out as the most ancient university of the Indian Subcontinent. It engaged in the organized transmission of knowledge over an uninterrupted period of 800 years. Universities across Asia consider Nalanda the landmark of academic learning excellence..
The historical development of the site testifies to the development of Buddhism into a religion and the flourishing of monastic and educational traditions. While the original mahavihara was a much larger complex, all surviving remains of Nalanda present in the property area of 23 hectares comprising 11 viharas and 14 temples, besides many smaller shrine and votive structures. Temple-like form of chaityas and quadrangular-form of viharas replete with infrastructure authenticate Nalanda's contribution in developing sacred architecture of the Buddhists and residential-cum-scholastic facilities.
The Archaeological Site of Nalanda Mahavihara established and developed planning, architectural, artistic principles that were adopted later by many similar institutions in the Indian Subcontinent, South Asia and Southeast Asia. Nalanda continues to inspire modern university establishments in the region like Nava Nalanda Mahavihara, Nalanda University and several others across Asia.
Nalanda Mahavihara at Nalanda, Bihar, India
Twenty kilometers south of the Dambulla Temple, about one kilometer east of the A9, is the attractive Nalanda Gedige. The unusual image house was transferred to this spot near the town of Nalanda when the Bowatenne Tank, which is part of the Mahaweli Ganga Program, was built.
The small building is designed like a Hindu temple with a mandapa, an entrance hall (originally roofed), a short passage to a bare cello, and an ambulatory round the holy center. There is no sign of Hindu gods, however, and the temple is said to have been used by Buddhists. This is one of the earliest buildings of stone constructed in Ceylon.
The richly decorated facade sections, laboriously reassembled in 1975, are predominantly in the South Indian style, and may have originated in the eighth to 11th centuries, but cannot be precisely dated. However, the god Kubera appears on the south side of the tympanum over the sanctuary, and this is a feature only to be found in Sri Lanka.
The Nalanda Mahavihara site is in the State of Bihar, in north-eastern India. It comprises the archaeological remains of a monastic and scholastic institution dating from the 3rd century BCE to the 13th century CE. It includes stupas, shrines, viharas (residential and educational buildings) and important art works in stucco, stone and metal. Nalanda stands out as the most ancient university of the Indian Subcontinent. It engaged in the organized transmission of knowledge over an uninterrupted period of 800 years. Universities across Asia consider Nalanda the landmark of academic learning excellence..
The historical development of the site testifies to the development of Buddhism into a religion and the flourishing of monastic and educational traditions. While the original mahavihara was a much larger complex, all surviving remains of Nalanda present in the property area of 23 hectares comprising 11 viharas and 14 temples, besides many smaller shrine and votive structures. Temple-like form of chaityas and quadrangular-form of viharas replete with infrastructure authenticate Nalanda's contribution in developing sacred architecture of the Buddhists and residential-cum-scholastic facilities.
The Archaeological Site of Nalanda Mahavihara established and developed planning, architectural, artistic principles that were adopted later by many similar institutions in the Indian Subcontinent, South Asia and Southeast Asia. Nalanda continues to inspire modern university establishments in the region like Nava Nalanda Mahavihara, Nalanda University and several others across Asia.
Nalanda Mahavihara at Nalanda, Bihar, India
The Nalanda Mahavihara site is in the State of Bihar, in north-eastern India. It comprises the archaeological remains of a monastic and scholastic institution dating from the 3rd century BCE to the 13th century CE. It includes stupas, shrines, viharas (residential and educational buildings) and important art works in stucco, stone and metal. Nalanda stands out as the most ancient university of the Indian Subcontinent. It engaged in the organized transmission of knowledge over an uninterrupted period of 800 years. Universities across Asia consider Nalanda the landmark of academic learning excellence..
The historical development of the site testifies to the development of Buddhism into a religion and the flourishing of monastic and educational traditions. While the original mahavihara was a much larger complex, all surviving remains of Nalanda present in the property area of 23 hectares comprising 11 viharas and 14 temples, besides many smaller shrine and votive structures. Temple-like form of chaityas and quadrangular-form of viharas replete with infrastructure authenticate Nalanda's contribution in developing sacred architecture of the Buddhists and residential-cum-scholastic facilities.
The Archaeological Site of Nalanda Mahavihara established and developed planning, architectural, artistic principles that were adopted later by many similar institutions in the Indian Subcontinent, South Asia and Southeast Asia. Nalanda continues to inspire modern university establishments in the region like Nava Nalanda Mahavihara, Nalanda University and several others across Asia.
Nalanda Mahavihara at Nalanda, Bihar, India
Nalanda Mahavihara was a great center of leaning famous for its religious, philosophical, linguistic, social and scientific fields of study. Students numbered almost 8,000 with over 1,000 teachers. Many of the great Mahayana Buddhist thinkers were products of Nalanda's demanding curriculum from the fifth century CE to 1200 CE.
Nālandā is "located in the Indian state of Bihar, about 55 miles south east of Patna, and was a Buddhist center of learning from the fifth or sixth century CE to 1197 CE.
Nalanda was ransacked and destroyed by Turkic Muslim invaders under Bakhtiyar Khalji in 1193. The great library of Nalanda University was so vast that it is reported to have burned for three months after the invaders set fire to it, ransacked and destroyed the monasteries, and drove the monks from the site.
Nalanda means "insatiable in giving.""