Chinese pilgrim xuanzang hiuentsang visited the university and had wrote much about the university. An 8yearold naruto sneaks into the library and finds a thin little book titled how to be a ninja, authored by his hero, the yondaime. The nalanda open university is the only university in the state of bihar meant for imparting learning exclusively through the system of distance education. Nalanda buddhist society, 43300 seri kembangan, selangor, malaysia. Nalanda university flourished during the reign of which of. Nalanda university an educational saga of the world. The very utterance of this name will transport you to indias ancient terrain of knowledge. Egypt, iraq, jordan and algeria itself, after independence introduced stamps depicting either the burning of a book, or of the library itself. Located in the town of rajgir, in the northern indian state of bihar, nalanda is a postgraduate, research intensive, international university supported. The university came into existence in november 2010 with the implementation of the nalanda university act. The university is not going to accept applications made through modes other. Dowsons history of india, henry george raverty translated juzjanis history.
Libraries have been deliberately or accidentally destroyed or badly damaged. Nalanda university fees structure nalanda university. Approximately 800 years after the ancient education institution was ruined, on september 1, 2014, nalanda university also known as university of nalanda, in bihars rajgir district, commenced its first academic session. Nalanda university an educational saga of the world 1. The ruins of the ancient nalanda university dating back to the third century bc have been declared a world heritage site by the united nations educational, scientific and cultural organization or. The admission process is completely online this year. Ancient universities in india ancient alanda university nalanda is an ancient center of higher learning in bihar, india from 427 to 1197. Nalanda open university is the only university in the state of bihar that provides courses through distance open mode. When the muslims figured out the meaning of those books, they learned. Innumerous number of ancient indian manuscripts carefully preserved for thousands of years were destroyed in this fire. According to the records nalanda university was destroyed three times by invaders, but rebuilt only twice. There is wild speculation about the actual culprits responsible for burning down the magnificent nalanda mahavihara, one of the largest seats of buddhist learning in ancient india. Officially accredited andor recognized by the university grants commission, india, nalanda university nu is a very small unirank enrollment range.
Nalanda is a central university in rajgir, about 55 miles south east of patna, near nalanda, bihar, india. The accolades of our rich historical educational system have resounded from generations but when the history buried in oblivion was excavated, the present age was just left wooed by the ancient cognition. As the most resplendent university of its time or any time, really, nalanda university launched in a. Classes began in nalanda university after centuries of silence. Nalanda is a fanfiction author that has written 1 stories for harry potter.
The powerful vision behind nalanda to continue the great tradition is important for india, for asia, and for the rest of the world. Nalanda was the most renowned center of buddhist learning in india in the fourth12th centuries. Founded in 427 in northeastern india, not far from what is today the southern border of nepal, it survived until 1197. Henry viii ordered the school looted and burned, along with its books. Nalanda university also known as nalanda international university is an international and researchintensive class located in the historical city of rajgir, in bihar, india.
Pooja has studied yoga since medical school and is currently completing kula yoga projects 200hour yoga teacher training. Nalanda university, one of the worlds oldest institutions, is going to. Why was the world famous nalanda university burned. All of the ancient indian universities including nalanda followed highly. Nazi book burnings mostly all books were burnt that did not follow nazi. Nalanda university in bihar reopens after 800 years.
Later, nalanda open university act, 1995 was passed by the bihar legislature, replacing. The burning of the university library sent shock waves, especially across the arab world. He also allegedly brutally slaughtered the students, monks, and scholars living in. The fall of nalanda university according to the records nalanda university was destroyed three times by invaders, but rebuilt only twice.
She has trained at harvard universitys benson henry institute for mindbody medicine, completed the twoyear program in contemplative psychotherapy at the nalanda institute, and studied at kopan monastery in nepal. The great library of nalanda university was destroyed, ransacked and burnt by the soldiers of khiljis army and it is said that it was so vast that the manuscripts kept burning for three months. It was established by an act of parliament to emulate the famous ancient university of nalanda, which functioned between the 5th and th centuries. The university was established in march, 1987 by an ordinance, promulgated by the government of bihar. Eventually, it came to host the thenlargest collection of. Twenty years of illusion about islamism in response to reader comment. It remained as best university for a long time until bakhtiyar khilji destroyed it. Notable book burnings have taken place throughout history. The library burned for three months after the invaders set fire to the. Nalanda is now a notable tourist destination, and a part of the buddhist tourism circuit. Nalanda, ancient university and buddhist monastic centre southwest of bihar sharif in central bihar state, northeastern india. Indias ancient university returns to life bbc news.
These book burnings represent massive destruction of culture, but their impact. The ancient library of nalanda university must have had a classification scheme which was possibly based on a text classification scheme developed by the sanskrit linguist, panini. Demand draft in favour of nalanda university, payable at rajgir. After 800 years, the great learning center was formally inaugurated on 19 september 2014. Ancient taxila or takshashila, in ancient gandhara, was an early hindu and buddhist centre of learning. Nalanda university ruins is a archaeological site where every year millions of tourists across the world visit to get a glimpse of how one of the worlds oldest university and learning center had led the foundation of imparting cultural and educational values in contemporary india almost 1500 years ago. Pastor brock admitted that he hadnt read any of the harry potter books. Nalanda university office orders and circulars nalanda. On november 25, 2010, the indian government, through an act of parliament, resurrected the ancient university through the nalanda university bill, and subsequently a new nalanda university was established. Ancient nalanda university declared world heritage site by. The name of the candidate and contact number should be mentioned at the back of the demand draft. Nalanda university nu offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees in several areas of.
For 600 years, nalanda was one of the best universities in the world. View all places to visit in nalanda photos of places to visit in nalanda. Nalanda oldest university in the world masterpiece of. The new venture is meant to be a revival of nalanda. It was considered as an architectural masterpiece, and was marked by a tall wall and a strong gate. The premises of the university were so huge that they accommodated over 10,000 students and 2,000 teachers. The ancient university of nalanda obtained significant fame, prestige and relevance during ancient times, and rose to legendary status due to its contribution to. According to a later tibetan source, nagarjuna the 2nd3rdcentury ce buddhist philosopher began his studies. Nalanda was one of the worlds first residential universities, i. Causes vary from arson to the suns rays setting fire to leaflets through the action of a magnifying lens, as. The original copy of demand draft need to be sent to the following postal address through speed post.
Nalanda university ruins nalanda travel guide ancient. The university was established in march 1987 and named after the ancient nalanda university. Nalanda attracted pupils and scholars from sri lanka, korea, japan, china, tibet, indonesia, persia and turkey, who left accounts of the center. In the 5th century ce,or more than 1500 year ago,the world s first and most illustrious international buddhist university developed at nalanda,near rajagaha than capital of the magadha kingdom of greater india. The first destruction was caused by the huns under mihirakula during the reign of skandagupta 455467 ad. This indian marvel allegedly took months to fully burn to the ground when ransacked by muslim invaders in 1197.
The idea to resurrect nalanda university was endorsed in. Nalanda university was established during the gupta dynasty. What are the most famous instances of book burnings. At present there are 10 schools operational under nalanda open university.
When the ruins are so aweinspiring, imagine the charm of the marvel of ancient india, nalanda university. This process will damage the book but not destroy it and the information will be intact. The nalanda open university act was passed by the legislature in 1995 and the university came under the jurisdiction of that law. Description about nalanda university libraries in the book paul. It was built largely by buddhist disciples, but guptas, the orthodox hindus also patronised it.
Mishi saran followed xuanzangs route across asia in her book chasing. Nalanda was established in the 5th century ad in bihar, india. The usual rumour that is circulated maliciously is, five brahmin youths burnt it down. The buddhist texts were most likely divided into three classes based on the tripitaka s three main divisions. The nalanda open university is situated in patna, the capital of bihar state in india. Nalanda university, one of the worlds oldest institutions, is going to reopen as a symbol of indias growing importance.
Master of computer application mca bachelor of computer application bca certificate course in computing cic short certificate course in home usages of computers. This ancient center of higher learning, located in bihar in the ancient kingdom of magadha, is indias second oldest university after takshila. The first chinese emperor qin shi huang chin qin shi huang ordered the burning of all books in china in 2 bc except those dealing with agriculture, medicine and fortune telling this evil was to be repeated in maos ignorant cultural revolution in the 20th century, when again much of poor battered chinas heritage was lost. The library of nalanda, known as dharma gunj mountain of truth or. School of computer education and information technology. The ancient indian university which is taking students. Bakhtiar khilji, considered responsible for the destruction of the nalanda university, had attacked it in 1190. As sankalia put it in his influential university of nalanda, published in 1934. Muslims and burning of books and the burning and destruction of the great buddhist library at nalanda by muslim savages.
Nalandas traditional history dates to the time of the buddha 6th5th centuries bce and mahavira, the founder of the jaina religion. A rendering of the new campus of nalanda university, to be built in the town of rajgir, bihar, india, a few miles away from the original university, which was founded in the early fifth century and destroyed in the 1190s. Nalanda university was considered to be one of the most elite universities in the world. As nalanda university vicechancellor quits, government. In 2014 a modern nalanda university was launched in nearby rajgir.