Buddhist Learning in South Asia

Pintu Kumar

ISBN 10: 1498554946 / ISBN 13: 9781498554947

Published by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, US, 2021

About this Item

This interdisciplinary study is the first book to provide a complete survey of Sri Nalanda Mahavihara 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 Nalanda, with particular attention to its pedagogy, curriculum, teachers, and students. It also presents an alternative interpretation of nationalist and popular notions about Sri Nalanda 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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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Buddhist Learning in South Asia
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, US
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1498554946
• ISBN 13: 9781498554947
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 535 grams

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Synopsis

This interdisciplinary study is the first book to provide a complete survey of Sri Nalanda Mahavihara 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 Nalanda, with particular attention to its pedagogy, curriculum, teachers, and students. It also presents an alternative interpretation of nationalist and popular notions about Sri Nalanda 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.

About the Author

Pintu Kumar is assistant professor in the Department of History at Delhi University.