HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
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Mahayana Buddhism
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Hinduism
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Hinayana Buddhism
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Jainism
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Detailed explanation-1: -Nalanda was established during the Gupta Empire era, and was supported by numerous Indian and Javanese patrons – both Buddhists and non-Buddhists. Over some 750 years, its faculty included some of the most revered scholars of Mahayana Buddhism.
Detailed explanation-2: -Nalanda was an important academy of Buddhists. It was located near Rajagriha which is now known as Rajgir and approximately 90 kilometers away from Pataliputra to the southeast today known as Patna, and it was operated from 427 till 1197 CE.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Leading Centre Of Teaching Of Mahayana Buddhism Was Nalanda But Other Topics Of Education Were Also Featured Here.
Detailed explanation-4: -Though it was a Mahayana University, different religious subjects like the Vedas, Hinayana doctrine, Sankhya and Yoga philosophies were also taught.