Nalanda: how it changed the world
K., Abhay
Nalanda: how it changed the world - Gurugram: Vintage Books, 2025. - xxiv, 193p. col. ill.; hbk.: 23 cm.
Includes Bibliographical References, Index and Notes
Much about Nalanda remains shrouded in mystery. When was it founded? Who founded it? Who studied and taught there? What subjects were offered? How many students and teachers were there? Was Nalanda a university in the modern sense? And what ultimately led to its downfall? Nalanda by Abhay K. unravels these questions, telling the story of the rise, fall, and re-rise of Nalanda Mahavihara. Through extensive research, the book explores Nalanda’s contributions in fields such as science, mathematics, philosophy, art, architecture, and poetry. It also highlights the great luminaries who elevated its unparalleled reputation as the preeminent seat of knowledge, as well as the foreign scholars who visited the celebrated monastery.
Broad in sweep and deep in history, Nalanda is a thrilling read that sheds new light on Nalanda and its journey over millennia.
https://www.penguin.co.in/book/nalanda/
9780670099627
Nalanda
Budhism
Ancient Universities
Buddhist Philosophy
Intellectual History
Cultural heritage
294.3 ABH
Nalanda: how it changed the world - Gurugram: Vintage Books, 2025. - xxiv, 193p. col. ill.; hbk.: 23 cm.
Includes Bibliographical References, Index and Notes
Much about Nalanda remains shrouded in mystery. When was it founded? Who founded it? Who studied and taught there? What subjects were offered? How many students and teachers were there? Was Nalanda a university in the modern sense? And what ultimately led to its downfall? Nalanda by Abhay K. unravels these questions, telling the story of the rise, fall, and re-rise of Nalanda Mahavihara. Through extensive research, the book explores Nalanda’s contributions in fields such as science, mathematics, philosophy, art, architecture, and poetry. It also highlights the great luminaries who elevated its unparalleled reputation as the preeminent seat of knowledge, as well as the foreign scholars who visited the celebrated monastery.
Broad in sweep and deep in history, Nalanda is a thrilling read that sheds new light on Nalanda and its journey over millennia.
https://www.penguin.co.in/book/nalanda/
9780670099627
Nalanda
Budhism
Ancient Universities
Buddhist Philosophy
Intellectual History
Cultural heritage
294.3 ABH
