LITERARY HERITAGE OF INDIA. — Social Science STD 10 — Question
Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 10Social ScienceLITERARY HERITAGE OF INDIA.3 Marks
Question
Give information about Nalanda Vidyapith.
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Answer
$>$ Nalanda University was established near Budgaon village of Patna district in Bihar.
$>$ This has become a centre for Jain as Mahavir Swami spent $14$ chaturmaas here. Therefore it has double importance.
$>$ Kumargupt had made a Vihar in the $5th$ century here and thereafter its importance increased.
$>$ It had a number of valuable handwritten manuscripts.
$>$ The students coming from this university were considered to be ideal students.
$>$ Nalanda university was at its peak between $5th - 11th$ century. India had vast libraries which compete with the world libraries and were considered to be the best.
$>$Students from all over the world came here to study. The famous chinese pilgrim Huen Tsang also came here and while going back to China carried $657$ manuscripts with him.
$>$ Huen-Tsang visited in the $7th$ century $A.D.$
$>$ This university had seven large rooms, 300 classrooms for teaching and special hostels for living for students.
$>$ Its popularity was at its peak between $5^{\text {th }}$ and $11^{\text {th }}$ century as the finest centre of learning but centre of learning but today we only find its ruins.
$ >$ Then too the ruins speak of the marvellous heritage that once sustained life.
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