Vallabhi Buddhist university
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Vallabhi Buddhist University was a renowned center of Buddhist learning in western India, flourishing under the Maitraka rulers and attracting scholars from across the subcontinent.
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| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Vallabhi Buddhist University | 0 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist monastic university
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ancient university ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hinayana Buddhism
NERFINISHED
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Mahāsāṃghika-Lokottaravāda tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ Śrāvakayāna traditions ⓘ |
| attracted |
Buddhist monks
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scholars from different regions of India ⓘ |
| comparedTo | Nalanda Mahavihara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contemporaneousWith | Nalanda Mahavihara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| declineReason |
invasions in western India
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political instability in western India ⓘ |
| educationalFocus |
Abhidharma studies
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Buddhist logic ⓘ Buddhist philosophy ⓘ Buddhist scriptures ⓘ Vinaya studies ⓘ |
| educationalModel | residential monastic education ⓘ |
| flourishedUnder | Maitraka dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | near the western coast of India ⓘ |
| hadFeature |
lecture halls
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monastic complexes ⓘ residential facilities for monks ⓘ scripture libraries ⓘ |
| heritage | part of the tradition of ancient Indian universities ⓘ |
| historicalImportance | helped disseminate Buddhist teachings in western India ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | major center of Buddhist scholarship in western India ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Buddhist learning
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attracting scholars from across the Indian subcontinent ⓘ monastic education ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction |
Prakrit
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Sanskrit ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gujarat
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Saurashtra NERFINISHED ⓘ Vallabhi NERFINISHED ⓘ western India ⓘ |
| patron | Maitraka rulers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfFlourishing | circa 5th century CE to 8th century CE ⓘ |
| region | Kathiawar peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Buddhist monastic community ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Buddhism ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
land grants
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royal endowments ⓘ |
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