Nava Nalanda Mahavihara
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Nava Nalanda Mahavihara (NNM) is an institute
Nalanda
.
History
Nava Nalanda Mahavihara was founded to develop as a centre of higher studies in
Nalanda Mahavihara. From the beginning, the Institute functioned as a residential institution with few Indian and foreign students.[1] It became a Deemed university in 2006.[2]
Academics
NNM offers degrees, certificates, diplomas and research courses in the discipline of Pali, philosophy, ancient history, culture and archaeology, Tibetan studies, Hindi, Sanskrit and more.[3]
Campus
The present campus of the Mahavihara is some 100 km from the metropolis of Patna, situated on the southern bank of the historical lake Indrapuskarani. The ruins of the ancient
University of Nalanda
lie close to the northern bank.
During India's first Global Buddhist Conference in 2021, the Dalai Lama inaugurated two new buildings at the University.[4][5]
References
- ^ Nalanda, Past and Present: Silver Jubilee Souvenir. Nava Nalanda Mahavihara. 1977. p. 140. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ^ "Deemed University, Bihar". University Grants Commission (India). Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ^ "Nava Nalanda Mahavihara - [NNM], Nalanda". Collegedunia. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ Spiegel, Alison; Patton, Amanda Lim; Daniel Ilan Cohen, Thin (18 September 2021). "India to Host Its First Global Buddhist Conference". Tricycle: The Buddhist Review. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
- ^ "His Holiness the Dalai Lama inaugurates Nagajurna Faculty Building at Nav Nalanda Mahavihara". India Education Diary. 18 March 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
External links
- Official website
Media related to Nava Nalanda Mahavihara at Wikimedia Commons
