Question

Write a short note on Nalanda Vidhyapith.

Answer 1

• Nalanda Vidhyapith was a renowned university in the kingdom of Harshvardhana.
• Harshvardhana provided all the amenities and aid to Acharaya Shilbhadra, the in-charge of
• Vidhyapith, so that Nalanda could be made a world famous university.
• He gave 100 villages for the maintenance and financial aid of Nalanda Vidhyapith.
• The famous alchemist, Acharaya Nagarjuna, who proved that iron, arsenic and mercury could be used as medicine belonged to the Nalanda Vidhyapith.
• King Harshvardhana provided education, lodging and boarding free of cost to all the students of the Vidhyapith.
• There was a grand and royal library of the Vidhyapith which was called ‘Dharmaganj’,
• With the efforts of King Harshvardhana, Nalanda Vidhyapith became world famous.
• Students from across the globe flocked to study here.
• However, only those who could clear the entrance test were granted admission in this renowned university.