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Lexington Buddhist Learning in South Asia Education Religion and Culture at the Ancient Sri Nalanda Mahavihara by Pintu Kumar
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._x000D_ Table of contents : - _x000D_
Chapter 1: Origin, Growth, and Decay of Sri Nalanda Mahavihara_x000D_
Chapter 2: Sri Nalanda Mahavihara in Travelogues and Archaeology_x000D_
Chapter 3: Pre-Nalanda/Brahmanical Education in Ancient India: Gurukulas_x000D_
Chapter 4: Sri Nalanda Mahavihara: An Institution of Religious Learning_x000D_
Chapter 5: Sri Nalanda and Buddhist Learning_x000D_
Chapter 6: Sri Nalanda's Monastic Organization and Religion_x000D_
Chapter 7: Life, Ritual and Influences_x000D_
Chapter 8: Conclusion_x000D_