Odantapuri
E941542
Odantapuri was an important early Buddhist monastic university in eastern India, renowned as a major center of learning and scholarship in the Pala period.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Odantapuri monastery | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist monastic university
ⓘ
Mahavihara ⓘ |
| archaeologicalStatus | partially identified through remains in Bihar Sharif ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty | Pala dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Nalanda Mahavihara
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Somapura Mahavihara NERFINISHED ⓘ Vikramashila NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| destroyedBy |
Turkic invaders
ⓘ
forces of Bakhtiyar Khalji ⓘ |
| era | Pala period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Gopala I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pala dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
center of Buddhist scholasticism
ⓘ
center of higher education ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | ruined site ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Pala Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception |
8th century
ⓘ
reign of Gopala I ⓘ |
| influenced |
Buddhist education in eastern India
ⓘ
development of Buddhist monastic universities ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction |
Buddhist hybrid Sanskrit
ⓘ
Sanskrit ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bihar
ⓘ
Bihar Sharif area NERFINISHED ⓘ Magadha NERFINISHED ⓘ Nalanda district NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Tibetan historical sources
ⓘ
later Buddhist chronicles ⓘ |
| patron | Pala kings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| significance |
early Buddhist university
ⓘ
important monastic complex ⓘ major center of Buddhist learning ⓘ one of the earliest Mahaviharas in eastern India ⓘ |
| studentBody |
monks
ⓘ
scholars ⓘ |
| studentOrigin |
other parts of Asia
ⓘ
various regions of India ⓘ |
| taughtDiscipline |
Buddhist philosophy
ⓘ
grammar ⓘ logic ⓘ meditation ⓘ monastic discipline ⓘ |
| timeOfDestruction | late 12th century ⓘ |
| tradition |
Mahayana Buddhism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vajrayana Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Odantapuri monastery