Buddhist Learning in South Asia

Education, Religion, and Culture at the Ancient Sri Nalanda Mahavihara

Nonfiction, History, Asian, India, Religion & Spirituality, Eastern Religions, Buddhism, Ancient History
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Author: Pintu Kumar ISBN: 9781498554930
Publisher: Lexington Books Publication: May 7, 2018
Imprint: Lexington Books Language: English
Author: Pintu Kumar
ISBN: 9781498554930
Publisher: Lexington Books
Publication: May 7, 2018
Imprint: Lexington Books
Language: English

This interdisciplinary study is the first book to provide a complete survey of Śrī Nālandā Mahāvihāra from the perspective of its educational curricula as well as its religious influence. It provides detailed descriptions of the origin, growth, management, and academic and cultural life of Nālandā, with particular attention to its pedagogy, curriculum, teachers, and students. It also presents an alternative interpretation of nationalist and popular notions about Śrī Nālandā as an international university and proves that it was, at its core, a Buddhist monastery and an institution of Buddhist learning focused on the study and promotion of Buddhism.

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This interdisciplinary study is the first book to provide a complete survey of Śrī Nālandā Mahāvihāra from the perspective of its educational curricula as well as its religious influence. It provides detailed descriptions of the origin, growth, management, and academic and cultural life of Nālandā, with particular attention to its pedagogy, curriculum, teachers, and students. It also presents an alternative interpretation of nationalist and popular notions about Śrī Nālandā as an international university and proves that it was, at its core, a Buddhist monastery and an institution of Buddhist learning focused on the study and promotion of Buddhism.

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