How the world's oldest university was lost for 800 years - BBC REEL
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- Founded more than 1,500 years ago, India's ancient Nalanda University is thought to have been the world's first residential university.
Established more than 500 years before Oxford University, at its peak Nalanda hosted over 10,000 students from around the globe. It is considered by historians to be one of the great centres of learning of the ancient world.
The university was destroyed towards the end of the 12th Century AD. Its legendary library burned to the ground and much of its ancient knowledge was lost.
Now, 800 years later, the university is being revived for the modern age.
Video by Mithun Pramanik
Commissioned by Dan John
#bbc #bbcnews #bbcreel #india #university #indian
They burnt 10 million books just because they believed in one book..... Terrible 😔
From Nalanda to NewYork Twin Towers same book.
*Qur’an **36:38* “The _sun_ TRAVELS for its fixed term. That is the design of the Almighty, All-Knowing.”
*Quran 31:29* “Do you not see that Allah causes the night to merge into the day and the day into the night, and has subjected the sun and the moon, _each_ ORBITING for an appointed term. Allah is All-Aware.”
*Quran 13:3* “It is He who spread the Earth…”
*Quran 15:19* “The Earth, we have spread it…”
*Quran 20:53* “Who has made for you the Earth as a bed...”
men are selfish and have high ego
Power of Quran
@@msn4975terrorist Gay religion
Islamists burned books recently talibani Islamists burned musical instruments. Nothing changed
Fanatic Islamic Taliban destroyed Bamiyan Buddha which was their own history . This religion is against Humanity
Yes true
bro top 3 movies/music celebrities of india is muslims (sarhuk,salman,amieer)khan ? what an irony
@@ai.ryan686 they are not Muslim! They dont follow Islam at all.🤷
Islam is a repressive cult. No surprises here.
I am a Christian girl
Full support to Hindu 🙏🙏
I have heard that 40 thousand temples and dozens of ancient universities were completely demolished by the invaders. This is the right time to reclaim & rebuild all the temples.
Are you really Christian?
I'm christian too... Some time ago, a Muslim guy slapped me for eating pork and said it is *lahal or hala *I don't know it's really embarrassing
india will win, India will emerge victorious.
NO, Nalanda is burned by Brahmins with the help of Muslims because Brahmins not interested in Buddha , so the act by Brahmins.
bht comment ho gaye dihadi majdoor now take rest@@Timakiwala
@@Timakiwala prove it
@@Timakiwala Kuch bhi mat bolo, Nasha karna kam karo. Aur Bharat ko divide karne ki koshish bhi🤬
@@TimakiwalaAny Proof or Evidence that Brahmins have Destroyed Nalanda ? Any Proof that Brahmins ill-treated Buddhists and not Muslims ? After all I am a Brahmin and have got my Sister Married to a Sri Lankan Buddhist !
It saddens and angers me that so much knowledge was lost, knowledge that might have transformed the world.
No mention of Islam?
Because of peacefuls🙂
Madaras illiterate knowledge everywhere now
Sole reason of me hating Muslims, and above all they are never apologetic about these.
@Hello How is it possible that "they" could destroy Hindu's self-respect for their own culture? That seems like something that one would have to choose to destroy personally and on an individual basis.
Credits should also be given to XuanZang, who recorded his journey through Ancient India and wrote every details he saw and experienced from his journey to India. His books helped archeologists and historian find the lost history and historical sites of ancient India.
Huan Tsang also visited Nalanda
P.S 😹 it's same person
Lol don't expect that from this Hindu people. They also hate Buddhism success that's why in some period of time they also try to Hindu wash the Buddhism lol. Actually no one has respect for Buddhism only those who follow they had but all the other Hindu superior mind people don't like that lol. Because according to them hindutva so more superior and they even say Buddhism come under Hindu lol can you imagine that they also put Hindu in top. No wonder why this got destroyed.
Exactly We are Thankful to many Chinese travelers.
Bbgrahmin quota people destroyed it
They are one and the same person
Indus civilization is really vast yet very interesting to know .❤ im very much hooked with their history,culture and tradition.
Nalanda University was not part of the Indus Valley Civilization (if that's what you're referring to); it was part of ancient Magadha. The Indus Valley Civilization had declined long before, around 1300 BCE. They're both Indian civilizations, though. Magadha descended from the Indus Valley Civilization.
@@Net_Fluxindus valley civilization was around 5000 bc
@@riteshbudania1129 I'm talking about when it declined, not when it originated.
Yes, I agree. Please view the CZcams video, 'Nalanda sangaramma in its entirety. Gautam Buddha.' You will realize the sangarama was 25 km sq km in size. Nalanda was amazing.
My heart cries for nalanda 😢
if it's true Bakhtiyar alone couldn't have done this mass damage.. he probably got alot of help from Hindutva and Bjb / RSS operatives to get rid of Buddhists in east India
@@Hanad3 there was no RSS and BJP at that time, andhnamazi bhimte
@@Hanad3 😂 muslims r so stupid
@@Hanad3 virus detected
@@Hanad3 are u MAD??
Ancient Indian architecture never fails to amaze me. It remains so detailed after centuries. This far exceeds the romans!
It's great shame that there is a railway station near that ruins, named after bakhtiar khilji who burned that University . no political party have courage to change that station's name because of muslim vote bank.
Wtf just because you want it appreciate one don't Playdown other stupd
I wish you take look at the stone curving of ancient Temples you will be more amazed! There are temples build curving Huge stones.
Bbgrahmin quota people destroyed it
That’s possibly because this was way older than Roman architecture.
My blood boils whenever nalanda university is mentioned And the destruction it faced for years!
Who in the right mind would burn a university to show his dominance?
What is even worse and appalling is that some people treat that invader as an "Idol" Or " Icon" , sick mindset.
Yep. That's how some cultures progress, not ours. We never invaded any territory nor showed dominance.
Maybe that's the reason we forgot how to be strong to protect ourselves, we need to be strong and unite.
What about mass killings of Bengalis by Marathas?
@@yj9032 wars happened but never cultural genocide those heinous things only done by peaceful people…
Khilji was a opium addict. Definitely not a person in the right mind. Definitely a person who should be erased from our history.
@@yj9032
Idiotic way of whitewashing is;lamic inv;aders by a convertid.
What a wonderful place! So amaze with what India has done! 👏👏👏
NO, Nalanda is burned by Brahmins with the help of Muslims because Brahmins not interested in Buddha , so the act by Brahmins.
@@Timakiwala तुम कमदिमाक लगते हो और झूठे भी
@@Timakiwalanice conspiracy theory chutiye
@@TimakiwalaHistory can't be changed 🖕🖕🖕
@@Timakiwalano one is stupid enough to believe that
India throughout its history including the indus civilization has been a beacon of toughness through beauty and humility. No western or eastern force could conquer the richest and most diverse culture on planet earth, and today she rightly is moving back to the top , where she belongs.
It is not just India's ancient university, It is world's ancient university....✌🇮🇳
Alongside with the Academy of Gondishapur in Iran
@@ShahanshahShahin 🤡👎
@@bibliophile5700 What 🤡👎🏻? Bro search about *_Academy of Gondishapur_* which was build by *Shahanshah Shapur I* in the year 240 CE.
@@ShahanshahShahin yeah but nalanda and taxila is oldest universities in the world
... Even Persia don't exist now👍🏻
@@bibliophile5700 Well actually, the Taksashila, or Taxila in Greek, is the oldest known university in the Indian subcontinent, which was built during the 10th century BCE (somewhere between 1000 and 901 BCE), which is 3000 years ago from today, but the Nalanda University was built only 1600 years ago by the Gupta Maharaja Kumaragupta I in 425 CE.
My home is just 20 km away from this great university.
I'm native to this place and I'm proud that my ancestors witnessed the glory of this university.
Are you still Hindu ? They didn't convert your ancestors ?
still govermnet is not changing name of Bakhtiarpur
@@tushar-lf8eu they can't cause if they will then there will be riots
Do you attend this University? Does it rank highly?
@@tushar-lf8eu Bihar must have more important and urgent priorities than renaming or not renaming a bunch of cities,...
well done India for giving rebirth!💌
Proudly watching this video on the day of inauguration of Nalanda University❤
It is alive
It was inaugurated in 2014 . Bill passed it in 2010 .
What you're referring to is inauguration of the new capmus
@@ayanmandal7470 Ya sorry, that's what I meant.
India has everything from physics , math , chemistry , biology, and various philosophy and psychological works.
So does the rest of the countries on the globe, what's are you trying to say.?
@@zema2071 Just trying to understand what is your problem with India?
@@zema2071 india is one of the first to have that, earlier than most wests
@@zema2071 tell me one invention done by your fav Saudi or its 55 slave countries.
According to Jha, "Other early evidence of the persecution of Shramanas comes from the post-Mauryan period, recorded in the Divyavadana, a Buddhist Sanskrit, which describes the Brahmin ruler Pushyamitra Shunga as a great persecutor of Buddhists. He is said to have marched out with a large army, destroying stupas, burning monasteries and killing monks as far as Sakala, now known as Sialkot, where he announced a prize of one hundred dinars for every head of a Shramana."
Bringing up "evidence" from famous grammarian Patanjali, Jha says, he "famously stated in his Mahabhashya that Brahmins and Shramanas are eternal enemies, like the snake and the mongoose. All this taken together means that the stage was set for a Brahminical onslaught on Buddhism during the post-Mauryan period, especially under Pushyamitra Shunga, who may have destroyed the Ashokan Pillared Hall and the Kukutarama monastery at Pataliputra-modern-day Patna."
Jha further says, "The possibility of a Shunga assault on Buddhist monuments is supported by the layers of debris and the evidence of desertion found at many centres of Buddhism, notably in Madhya Pradesh. For example, Sanchi, which was an important Buddhist site since the time of Ashoka, has yielded evidence of the vandalisation of several edifices during the Shunga period. Similar evidence comes from nearby places such as Satdhara, in Katni district, and Deurkothar, in Rewa district."
My goodness i am really amazed to the rich history of India.. OMG Look at that.. Also remember their culture has a big influence to the neighboring Asian countries specially east and south east asia
Influence was also there in West Asia , specially Persia and Greece. And that university is the Takshila University in present day Pakistan . That was there before and around Euclid's time.
@@sanchayansarkar2953 wow that is amazing! thank you for this information.
Was once the richest country in the world, it was reduced to the poorest.
Believe me, Western historians are hiding a lot of things from you guys.
Western civilization were built on ruins of Indian civilization.
There was lot of extraction of knowledge and wealth from india.
If you know the complete truth you will be say. Woow.
If I say calculus is an Indian invention.
Then probably everyone will laugh, but it's very much true.
Search about "Surya siddhant" you will get to know.
As a Bengali Hindu I feel more pained . Bcs our gaud kings were fighting internally while bhaktiyar was attacking us. Gauda king lost the war and eventually this barbarians destroyed our temples and universities. 😭😭😭 It's always like this internal problems helps your enemies. If cholas didn't attacked that time we could have had made each other alliance and fought with that goon.
That is why concept of nation and nationalism is so important, if you keep thinking regionally then more of such destruction will ultimately happen.
Comes let's study about trues history of NALANDA
Pehli bat - Nalanda university se hinduo ka koi lena dena nahi. Ye buddhist logo ka hai
Dusri imp baat - 450 isvi me gupt samrajya me हूणों ne kiya tha pehla hamla Nalanda University k k upper jiske wajah se university kafi had tak barbad ho gaya tha.
Fir budhho (buddhist) aur brahmano ki fight me Nalanda university ko aur zyda nuksan hua tha.
7vi sadi me gaudas ne kiya dusra hamla. Jo hindu dharm se belong karta tha. Itna zyda dangerous hamla hua ke log waha sw bhagne lage.
Isi hamle me Nalanda University k emarat aur books jal kar khaakh ho chuke the.
Tab ja kar 400/500 saalo baad 1193 me khilji ne kiya tisra hamla. Aur ye hamle se pehle hi Nalanda University khandar ban chuki thi.
To ye kehna k sirf khiljk k wajah se Nalanda university nahi raha. Ye bolna Galat hai
LET'S LEARN TOGETHER AND GROW TOGETHER❤
@@shanayaacademy It was established by Kumar Gupta 1 during Gupta dynasty .
Secondly the language and subjects that they used to teach like astronomy, Vedic logic, mathematics predates Buddhism and founded by Hindu philosophers. And last thing the language used was Sanskrit . Please learn and grow.
Why do you hate Hindus so much. If you have problem with hindus . Remove Sanskrit from the foundations of Buddhism if u can .
And last what is the archeological proof of Hindu destroying the university?
@@shanayaacademyOh wait bro. I checked your profile and you seems to be a Muslim. Oh never mind.
Ye university ki history madarse se mat pad .
@@gauravsolanki4249 are u mad. How can u say I hate hindus. You all are the creation of my Allah. U believe it or don't believe it. We can't hurt you. Our motive should be one. To choose right path. That's it
I see that's why Indians are naturally excelling on different fields on science, its in their blood and culture! I never knew this part of them.
Nalanda is just 5%of our history.
If you search more, then you will say, why the hell this truth was hidden from the world.
Lol don't know which weed u smoke.
Indians excell in different fields on science?? What a joke.
See our patent numbers. Indians don't stand a chance anywhere.
I don't know how u came to the conclusion "Indians r excelling in science"। Lol
Lolz
@@30secondsbehind80 Radical islamist
Thanks for your acknowledgement, India will be there again soon, You can separate art from the artist but you can't separate artist from the art.
It breaks my heart...our ancestors were purest and I m so proud of being born in this ancient land..we will always stand strong and keep our culture alive by our thoughts speech and action
Nice 👍😌
Me too
Lol your culture already fuk#d . Your own hindu people make jokes on hindus gods and make anti hindu movie . Your people leave kasmir for fear of muslime . Muslim gonna make your country hell in 100 years
It's great shame that there is a railway station near that ruins, named after bakhtiar khilji who burned that University . no political party have courage to change that station's name because of muslim vote bank.
@@AnarchistDoc Nalanda Mahavihara was founded by Kumargupta I of the Gupta dynasty in 5th century CE and he was hindu
@@AnarchistDoc Indic culture
Even entering the Nalanda University was a great achievement in itself! Dwarpal(Gatekeepers) were highly qualified and one had to answer some questions before entering into university premises 😂
What
I visited the university,,Dec 2022,,,remarkable historical feel,,,,,how can one cruel destroy that kind of university,,full of knowledge
India has contributed hugely to world and human civilization. Throughout history it has heavily influenced its neighbours - including China, Japan, Indonesia, Thailand and other south east Asian countries. It was a powerhouse in mathematics, architecture, engineering, mining, manufacturing, philosophy.
It had one weakness though - and that was being a peaceful, non-violent civilization with very aggressive, primitive, warring neaighbours to the north and west of it. This resulted in repeated invasions - theft, destruction and pillage - continuing until relatively recently with the latest invaders from Europe.
However, time and time again India has recovered from these repeated assaults and has always come back stronger. India's future, as always, is extremely bright.
Thanks for your understanding of indian history and thought.
Yeah...it's worth remembering where the indavders were coming from...in order not to repeat the same mistakes!
Britishers and Mughals destroyed indian culture and wealth
Buddhist India was not weak. Based on the historical facts Mauryan empire's army grew in numbers and stronger in order to protect borders and maintain peace within the borders. In fact the following Buddhist empires like Shung and Gupta also prevailed strong and successfully fended-off all foreign attacks. From the last 800-900 years is when the brahmanism (or hinduism) began to take a hold and with brahmanism came the division of Indian society. This very division led to the destruction of India's actual and real culture of equality and peace. Divided country then was not able to defend itself from any attacks and it is evident that the week Indians such as, brahmins always ended-up supporting and cooperating the invaders. Khilji's invasion was similar too and brahmins who worked with Khiljis to destroy the jewel of India which was Buddhism.
@@sidman5311 Mauryans was not Buddhist fundamentally. Chandragupta was Hindu but at the end of his life he converted to jainism, Bindusara was Ajivikas and Ashoka was Hindu then right before the kalinga war he converted to Buddhism.
Proud that our ancient university in subcontinent is back to life
Love from Bangladesh 🇧🇩
The destruction of civilization in the subcontinent happened because of Islam
Nalanda was not destroyed by bukhtiyar khilji czcams.com/video/SOqxk_ZRmus/video.html
Even Bangladesh has one Big Ancient Dharma University 👍 Keep maintaining & promoting that too...
According to Jha, "Other early evidence of the persecution of Shramanas comes from the post-Mauryan period, recorded in the Divyavadana, a Buddhist Sanskrit, which describes the Brahmin ruler Pushyamitra Shunga as a great persecutor of Buddhists. He is said to have marched out with a large army, destroying stupas, burning monasteries and killing monks as far as Sakala, now known as Sialkot, where he announced a prize of one hundred dinars for every head of a Shramana."
Bringing up "evidence" from famous grammarian Patanjali, Jha says, he "famously stated in his Mahabhashya that Brahmins and Shramanas are eternal enemies, like the snake and the mongoose. All this taken together means that the stage was set for a Brahminical onslaught on Buddhism during the post-Mauryan period, especially under Pushyamitra Shunga, who may have destroyed the Ashokan Pillared Hall and the Kukutarama monastery at Pataliputra-modern-day Patna."
Jha further says, "The possibility of a Shunga assault on Buddhist monuments is supported by the layers of debris and the evidence of desertion found at many centres of Buddhism, notably in Madhya Pradesh. For example, Sanchi, which was an important Buddhist site since the time of Ashoka, has yielded evidence of the vandalisation of several edifices during the Shunga period. Similar evidence comes from nearby places such as Satdhara, in Katni district, and Deurkothar, in Rewa district."
Lol hindus destroyed buddism by 500bc.
We want Muslims like you in our country KK.Mohammad Saahab❤❤❤❤❤❤
India became truly independent on 26 May 2014 🙏
Yess😎
Indian became slaves again in 2014
why ? i thought 1947
Jai sri ram 🙏🏻🚩
He meant after Narendra Modi came to power, native Indian culture is coming back.
A wonderful thing. Congratulations to India and the students who will attend. We are blessed to live in the age of communication.
India used to be a richest country in the world before islamic and British invasion.
Why everyone trying to whitewash the fact that it was the Islamists who burned it down and killed all budhist monks sparing none.
It's great shame that there is a railway station near that ruins, named after bakhtiar khilji who burned that University . no political party have courage to change that station's name because of muslim vote bank.
@@Hari-vj8oi No, you foolish propagandists . it wasn't your favourite Jihadists but from your own ethnicity Brahmins are accused to this tragedy . i beg you , don't get insane by your nonsensical abusives towards them . it damn hurts their mind in case of unexpected reasons . calm yourselves and do some research . cause you have a lot of to be grateful of muslims . as you know there are things called * History *.
@@wonji5385 Bakhtiar khilji defended india before the raid of Mongols . other wise what would've happen you know at least . so , or what else you expect from this magnificent . Idk , why you people are so ungrateful ? when histories are glorified . best of luck , India .
It was destroyed by the invaders who were made to idolised and believed the Sun revolves around the 🌎.
Indian Civilisation has never built glory by destroying other Civilisations.
When I travelled outside India and spoke about Nalanda Uni ... none knew it.
Thanks for making this video... just shows how progressed India was in ancient times and hope we build our glory again.
Indian civilization never won serious war
None kows about Nalanda bcz all narrations about it are blatant falsehood.
Will anybody accept it a foolish king travelled thousands of miles just to burn books!! Are the pagese of all these books were of gold?, idiots.
Also dont forget, Afghanistan was a fully buddhist state less than 200 years before the attack!
It's not about glory. It's about serinity and peace
@@Sheen023 yes Abdul
Thanx for bringing out a vlog on it.
Why BBC not mentioning who destroyed Nalanda??
Shhhhh.... To maintain secular fabric of India!
Funny how people mourn the burning of Alexandria while no ones mourn for Nalanda or countless other universities that India had.
Not just Nalanda, but also Vikramshila, Odantapuri, Somapura, Takshashila, Paharpur, Sharada and the many ancient schools in Varanasi, Vijayapura, Vijayanagara, Kanyakubja, Purushapura, Ujjain, Vidisha etc
@@ak-gi5dr Its sad think how much knowledge was lost. So many manuscripts on history, culture, literature etc all lost because of bigots and worthless demons.
@@dwarasamudra8889 now that's when you take history to heart and not live with the times...if people start crying over the burning of Alexandria,Baghdad, nalanda etc..it is highly foolish of them..history is history..and people should learn it as such
@@ak-gi5dr when studying history, it always make you think, 'what if this did not happen', 'what if something else had happened'. In reality, these questions are useless for today but are still interesting to think about. Moroever, its important to learn these events and emphasise how tragic they were, or else history may be forced to repeat itself. We still see today people burning books and other texts because it doesn't suit their narrative.
@@ak-gi5dr No one is crying to death and taking history to heart can be done while you are still living the things that is happening Infront of you, It is just _acknowledging_ and _respecting_ history while it also inspire people to think about possibilities. "History is history" and "People should learn it as such". It's so confusing that you had said and supported what is being done while also being against it. You are making stories and exaggerating things for your argument.
I'm really shocked after watching this. Imagine If this university was never destroyed how rich information we would have. How valuable would it be. We can find solutions to many problems which modern day science fails to do.
My heart is really broken.
The Ghurid dynasty was a Persianate dynasty and a clan of presumably eastern Iranian Tajik origin, which ruled from the 10th-century to 1215.
@riverdalehigh8r5t Imagine the beautiful church turned mosque in Turkey...
@@soulsurfer639 Yeah, Constantinople turned into Istan-BS.
@@user-lvqk2wdp8sjn Lol!!!
The destruction of Baghdad in 1258 CE, particularly the libraries and scholarly centers, resulted in a devastating loss of knowledge.
Event: Mongol Siege of Baghdad (1258 CE)
Impact: Libraries and House of Wisdom destroyed
Loss: Immense amount of knowledge across various fields
This event is often referred to as the "destruction of Baghdad's knowledge" because of the significance of the libraries and the House of Wisdom.
Thank you for sharing this most significant educational establishment and historical importance for humanity
BBC conveniently avoided mentioning the invaders and the reason of destruction in the description, I guess it does not fit their narrative/ agenda.
Good work BBC,
2:45 onwards
Other ancient and medieval universities or centre of learning, of which some may predate European universities are:
Takahashila (600BC-500BC) .
Vikramshila University (800 AD - 1203 AD)
Vallabhi University (600 AD - 1200 AD)
Jagaddala University (1084 AD - 1207 AD) ..
Nagarjuna Vidyapeeth (600 AD) .
Kanthalloor Vidtapeeth(1000-1300 AD)
The date of Takshashila is known without any doubt ? How so ? Moreover, the Ancient Greeks had higher education around the same time. In fact, it was way better in Greece than in any other part of the world ...
What about kanchipuram?
@@DipayanPyne94 no way to measure or compare it realistically speaking
Sharada peeth kashmir
@@DipayanPyne94 Aristotle asserted that objects of heavier masses fall faster than those of lighter masses. Ptolemy asserted that the Sun revolved around the Earth, which is what Jews, Christians and Muslims copied.
What's more sad is that all the ancient libraries of India where all the knowledge of our ancient culture were stored for so many years were destroyed within hours. And not just nalanda, many more universities were destroyed in india !!! India was one of the first nation in the world to have international universities and two national highways in the ancient times 😔
According to Jha, "Other early evidence of the persecution of Shramanas comes from the post-Mauryan period, recorded in the Divyavadana, a Buddhist Sanskrit, which describes the Brahmin ruler Pushyamitra Shunga as a great persecutor of Buddhists. He is said to have marched out with a large army, destroying stupas, burning monasteries and killing monks as far as Sakala, now known as Sialkot, where he announced a prize of one hundred dinars for every head of a Shramana."
Bringing up "evidence" from famous grammarian Patanjali, Jha says, he "famously stated in his Mahabhashya that Brahmins and Shramanas are eternal enemies, like the snake and the mongoose. All this taken together means that the stage was set for a Brahminical onslaught on Buddhism during the post-Mauryan period, especially under Pushyamitra Shunga, who may have destroyed the Ashokan Pillared Hall and the Kukutarama monastery at Pataliputra-modern-day Patna."
Jha further says, "The possibility of a Shunga assault on Buddhist monuments is supported by the layers of debris and the evidence of desertion found at many centres of Buddhism, notably in Madhya Pradesh. For example, Sanchi, which was an important Buddhist site since the time of Ashoka, has yielded evidence of the vandalisation of several edifices during the Shunga period. Similar evidence comes from nearby places such as Satdhara, in Katni district, and Deurkothar, in Rewa district."
"The destruction and appropriation of Buddhist sites continued in Madhya Pradesh even after Shunga rule ended", says Jha. "At Ahmedpur, for instance, a Brahminical temple seems to have been constructed on a stupa base in the fifth century, and icons have been found at several sites around Vidisha, which were transformed into Shaivite or Jain places of worship around the eighth century."
Then, "more than 250 kilometres north-east of Vidisha, a Buddhist establishment existed at Khajuraho before it emerged as a major temple town from the tenth century onwards, under the Chandellas. Here, the Ghantai temple appears to have been built on the remains of a Buddhist monument in the ninth or tenth century by the Jains, who also may have had a strong presence in the region."
Providing evidence from Mathura, which was a flourishing town in western Uttar Pradesh during the Kushana period, Jha says, "Some present-day Brahminical temples, such as those of Bhuteshwar and Gokarneshwar, were Buddhist sites in the ancient period. Here, the Katra Mound, a Buddhist centre during Kushana times, became a Hindu religious site in the early medieval period."
Further, at Kaushambi, near Allahabad, "the destruction and burning of the great Ghositaram monastery has been attributed to the Shungas -- more specifically to Pushyamitra", says Jha, adding, "Sarnath, near Varanasi, where the Buddha delivered his first sermon, became the target of Brahminical assault. This was followed by the construction of Brahminical buildings, such as Court 36 and Structure 136, probably in the Gupta period, by reusing Mauryan materials."
Quoting Chinese pilgrim Fa-hsien, who visited India in the early fifth century, during the Gupta period, Jha says, at Sravasti, where the Buddha spent much of his life, "Brahmins seem to have appropriated a Kushana Buddhist site, where a temple with Ramayana panels was constructed during the Gupta period."
Jha notes, "In fact, the general scenario of Buddhist establishments in what is today Uttar Pradesh was so bad that in Sultanpur district alone no less than 49 Buddhist sites seem to have been destroyed by fire when, as described in a paper by the archaeologist Alois Anton Führer, 'Brahminism won its final victories over Buddhism'.”
In the post-Gupta centuries, says Jha, Chinese Buddhist pilgrim and traveller Hsüan Tsang, who visited India between the years 631 and 645, during the reign of Harshavardhana, "states that the sixth-century Huna ruler Mihirakula, a devotee of Shiva, destroyed 1,600 Buddhist stupas and monasteries and killed thousands of Buddhist monks and laity. He further tells us that 1,000 sangharamas in Gandhara were 'deserted'/and in 'ruins,' and describes 1,400 sangharamas in Uddiyana as 'generally waste and desolate'.”
Then, says Jha, "Hsüan Tsang tells us that the king Shashanka of Gauda cut down the Bodhi tree at Bodh Gaya in Bihar -- the place of the Buddha’s enlightenment -- and removed a statue of the Buddha from a local temple, ordering that it be replaced by an image of Maheshvara... Bodh Gaya came under Buddhist control again during the period of the Pala rulers, who were Buddhists, and the place has, in fact, remained a site of religious contestation throughout Indian history."
Referring to the internationally reputed Buddhist university at Nalanda, especially the its vast monastic complex where Hsüan Tsang spent more than five years, Jha says, it's library was set on fire by "Hindu fanatics", insisting, "The popular view, however, wrongly attributes this conflagration to the Mamluk commander Bakhtiyar Khilji, who never went there, but, in fact, sacked the nearby Odantapuri Mahavihara at modern-day Bihar Sharif."
Suspecting that even the Jagannath temple at Puri, one of the most prominent Brahminical pilgrimage centres in eastern India, built in the twelfth century during the reign of the Eastern Ganga ruler Anantavarman Chodaganga Deva, "is said to have been constructed on a Buddhist site" something which "may be contested", Jha says, "There is hardly any doubt that the temples of Purneshvara, Kedareshvara, Kanteshvara, Someshvara and Angeshvara, all in Puri district, were either built on Buddhist viharas, or made of material derived from them."
@@HinduPAGANcowpissdrinkerRAKESH
😂😂😂 Truth hurts I understand try your best to spread lies 😂
@@HinduPAGANcowpissdrinkerRAKESH What you have mentioned do you any evidence to prove your point??
@@subhashishbagchi2569only point he is trying to make is to waste your time and stop you from reading the other useful truthful materials.
Awesome content. Pls make one on Taxila probably worlds first international university from ancient india.
great to hear we are back like a phoenix , thank you for all and THE TEAM.
The world needs India. Love from the Philippines ❤❤❤
Looking back, india was the most developed largest undefeated empire back then for more than 5000 years.
But most of it is lost.
India was modern since 5000 years ago.
What rubbish.
@@mudra5114 Except the last line he's telling the truth. You never studied about Indus Valley Civilization in your school?
@@shounen-guy Indus Valley Civilization only covered a small part of the Indian subcontinent. There was no concept of India as we understand it today during Mehlua.
Read mahabharata @@mudra5114
The architecture of ancient india is incredible so much history
The oldest University was Takshashila established around 500 BC so Nalanda was the second oldest University in the world.
"The destruction and appropriation of Buddhist sites continued in Madhya Pradesh even after Shunga rule ended", says Jha. "At Ahmedpur, for instance, a Brahminical temple seems to have been constructed on a stupa base in the fifth century, and icons have been found at several sites around Vidisha, which were transformed into Shaivite or Jain places of worship around the eighth century."
Then, "more than 250 kilometres north-east of Vidisha, a Buddhist establishment existed at Khajuraho before it emerged as a major temple town from the tenth century onwards, under the Chandellas. Here, the Ghantai temple appears to have been built on the remains of a Buddhist monument in the ninth or tenth century by the Jains, who also may have had a strong presence in the region."
Providing evidence from Mathura, which was a flourishing town in western Uttar Pradesh during the Kushana period, Jha says, "Some present-day Brahminical temples, such as those of Bhuteshwar and Gokarneshwar, were Buddhist sites in the ancient period. Here, the Katra Mound, a Buddhist centre during Kushana times, became a Hindu religious site in the early medieval period."
Further, at Kaushambi, near Allahabad, "the destruction and burning of the great Ghositaram monastery has been attributed to the Shungas -- more specifically to Pushyamitra", says Jha, adding, "Sarnath, near Varanasi, where the Buddha delivered his first sermon, became the target of Brahminical assault. This was followed by the construction of Brahminical buildings, such as Court 36 and Structure 136, probably in the Gupta period, by reusing Mauryan materials."
Quoting Chinese pilgrim Fa-hsien, who visited India in the early fifth century, during the Gupta period, Jha says, at Sravasti, where the Buddha spent much of his life, "Brahmins seem to have appropriated a Kushana Buddhist site, where a temple with Ramayana panels was constructed during the Gupta period."
Jha notes, "In fact, the general scenario of Buddhist establishments in what is today Uttar Pradesh was so bad that in Sultanpur district alone no less than 49 Buddhist sites seem to have been destroyed by fire when, as described in a paper by the archaeologist Alois Anton Führer, 'Brahminism won its final victories over Buddhism'.”
In the post-Gupta centuries, says Jha, Chinese Buddhist pilgrim and traveller Hsüan Tsang, who visited India between the years 631 and 645, during the reign of Harshavardhana, "states that the sixth-century Huna ruler Mihirakula, a devotee of Shiva, destroyed 1,600 Buddhist stupas and monasteries and killed thousands of Buddhist monks and laity. He further tells us that 1,000 sangharamas in Gandhara were 'deserted'/and in 'ruins,' and describes 1,400 sangharamas in Uddiyana as 'generally waste and desolate'.”
Then, says Jha, "Hsüan Tsang tells us that the king Shashanka of Gauda cut down the Bodhi tree at Bodh Gaya in Bihar -- the place of the Buddha’s enlightenment -- and removed a statue of the Buddha from a local temple, ordering that it be replaced by an image of Maheshvara... Bodh Gaya came under Buddhist control again during the period of the Pala rulers, who were Buddhists, and the place has, in fact, remained a site of religious contestation throughout Indian history."
Referring to the internationally reputed Buddhist university at Nalanda, especially the its vast monastic complex where Hsüan Tsang spent more than five years, Jha says, it's library was set on fire by "Hindu fanatics", insisting, "The popular view, however, wrongly attributes this conflagration to the Mamluk commander Bakhtiyar Khilji, who never went there, but, in fact, sacked the nearby Odantapuri Mahavihara at modern-day Bihar Sharif."
Suspecting that even the Jagannath temple at Puri, one of the most prominent Brahminical pilgrimage centres in eastern India, built in the twelfth century during the reign of the Eastern Ganga ruler Anantavarman Chodaganga Deva, "is said to have been constructed on a Buddhist site" something which "may be contested", Jha says, "There is hardly any doubt that the temples of Purneshvara, Kedareshvara, Kanteshvara, Someshvara and Angeshvara, all in Puri district, were either built on Buddhist viharas, or made of material derived from them."
@@HinduPAGANcowpissdrinkerRAKESH K2A
@@86kbp Let him cry can't digest the truth
Oldest Is Sharada Which is in Kashmir Now POK
There are 1200 university in india which were destroyed by muslim are in 800 years.
It is a highly decorated phrase to say "lost for 800 yrs".. How it got lost all of a sudden? Reality is stark - burning the great Nalanda was a sheer act of cultural genocide by a bunch of invading barbarians who wanted to annihilate & desecrate anything iconic of Indian civilization. Firstly, Indians of current generation must have the courage to accept facts as it is.. eventually BBC's will cease to do sugarcoating of such historic events.
You're right....but infighting also took place between various Kingdoms....
Sir the main purpose of destruction is to wipe out the pre-existing culture and impose the new one. And the best way to cut someone from root is to destroy the source of their knowledge
@@aryanhassan4659 When we look at the India of CE 9-10 centuries, Gupta dynasty (which had ruled over an area of 4.4 million km² Vs the Roman empire of 2.3 million km²) had declined & most parts of north India was ruled by decentralised kingdoms. On a wider scale, it was also the period when Roman & Sassanid empires to the west of India had collapsed. To the north, Tang dynasty in China had cut-off trade through the Silk Road. The resource-deprived central asian tribes resorted to violent raids & there was no unified resistance from any direction. In India, they targeted treasure-pots for economic loot, crushed all centers of faith /cuture/learning as a mark of ideological warfare, induldged in extensive slave trade & forced conversions. In this process, what happened was the triumph of the invading barbarians by brute force over a civilization that was far more evolved & sophisticated. The impact was such that the faultlines still runs deeper even after 1000 years in the social psyche. For any real sense of reconciliation, every Indian without exception must acknowledge this fact & pledge to unity by derecognizing the sheer venom inflicted by Khiljis & Aurangzebs (just as Germans commendably did of the deeds of Hitler).
Very harsh. The British were great archeologists. So a lot of research was done on India's past. And great places and people get forgotten. It happens.
Nalanda was not destroyed by bukhtiyar khilji czcams.com/video/SOqxk_ZRmus/video.html
India's ancient University ❌
World's ancient University ✅
Time to restore and make it a futuristic one!
Amazing. As an Indian I have learnt about Nalanda as part of my history in school. I didn't know about its revival.
Literally made me cry to see this vast destruction 😞
Read about Taxashilla University
It's older than Nalanda
It's also from indian subcontinent
Buddha will again come back,dont be emotional, we beleive in god,god knows everything,
World's oldest residencial university
Proud of the development of this ancient Marvel. The wonder that was Bharat. Regaining the lost glory. 🤩🤩🤩🎊🎊😍😍😇😇🙇🏻🙇🏻🙇🏻🙏🏼🙏🏼
Such a tragedy, that this university has been destroyed... Like the library of Alexandria... Why people do such things...
They dont like when others religion progress than their owns
@@saroj3462 The importance of this university, as well as the Alexandrian library, is far beyond religion...
Destroying culture and knowledge reserves is the primary step towards colonization/imperialism/authoritarian rule. It has happened everywhere, especially those places that have seen millenia of invasion and colonization.
@@charumathis5029 That's not quite true. Many invaders have preserved and nurtured culture, knowledge and ancient wisdom. Romans for example not only did preserve any great monuments and books they encounter in their invasion, but also used to build their own great buildings and even roads. Other invaders preserved great cultural achievements, but stole them and brought them in their own countries to display them in museums and galleries. It's far not true, that imperialism always destroyed knowledge and culture.
There were many such universities. Taxila, Nalanda, Vikramshila, Udantapuri, Pushpagiri, Vallabhi. Sharada, Ujjain, Mithila etc etc. The list goes on. The entirety of the subcontinent was adorned with universities before these mlechhaq came
The oldest university of the world is "Takshila University" where the likes of Chanakya were trained. Nalanda university cannot be attributed alone to Buddhism. The school taught all the Darshanas or philosophies as well as Vedas, Ayurveda, Surgery, Metallurgy, Rasayan-Shashtra(Chemisty and Alchemy) etc.
Also, this was not the only one to be destroyed by the invading Muslim Turks who wanted to remove traces of anything non-Islamic. Bakhtiyar Khilji, who destroyed the university came after the doctor from this university helped cure the Sultan in Delhi or some high profile member of his family. This is how they repaid the ones who helped save their lives.
Another important fact to note is that this university was supposed to be renovated and revamped quite long ago, but the command was given to a Noble Prize winner Economist Amartya Sen who after his stint had nothing to show except a small locked room.
Also, Nalanda was not the only university to be destroyed in Bihar(and by extension, Bengal), let alone India. Examples are Vikramshila, Oodantpuri and many more. If the Indian givernment increase the budget of the ASI, one will find new things everyday.
I am happy that you included Shri KK Muhammad ji. He is a gem of an archeologist cum scholar.
But nalanda university is regarded as Buddhist monastery as well as university how come they teach or tought Vedas and agamas which is directly opposite to the teachings of Buddha.
Also Alexandria university in Egypt was destroyed by Omar their Khalifa no.2. Many western historians either reject it or even defend the destruction! Read account of our on Bonghi intellectual MN Roy!
@@MrBharanish have you actually read any of those books or just repeat the propaganda vomited by lundtekar who made up his own chutiyana cilt from Buddhism? 😂
Bro it is buddhist University. Otherwise you will see Hindus gods sculptures in the ruins.
@@BM-zd3vs there was literally a sculpture of Lord Vishnu shown in this video.
Nothing just peacefuls peacefully performing peacefulness ❤❤❤ Ola hu Kabar ❤❤
Nalanda was a great example of mixing of hindu baudhh and jain religion
I've just learnt today about the existense of the ancient Nalanda and its Buddhist studies! The history is just fascinating! Even the view of the ruins is magnificent, though it's sad that the university had been destroyed... Only to think about it...unbelievable, centuries older than European universities. I'm really keen on learning about Buddhism, so now it's my dream to visit the ruins and probably take a short course in modern Nalanda! I'm very proud of the Indians who decided to revive this amazing place! There's a long way to go to reach such world acclaim, but I believe in you and your heritage! Good Luck and Love from Russia!!!
There is taxila university too, in which guru Chanakya used to teach
Spaciba
@@RiteshKumar-pe9vc 🤦
Kindly correct it
Ancient nalanda and it's sanatan studies
Sanatan=hindu +bhudha+Jain's +tribes +Sikh
All together
@@shyamnand1024 BUDDHIST. repeat. BUDDHIST.
India is great History and culture ....
It's great shame that there is a railway station near that ruins, named after bakhtiar khilji who burned that University . no political party have courage to change that station's name because of muslim vote bank.
Great work of restoration...
A peaceful community was spreading peace in the 12th century too.
Proud to be a part of the culture. Though I am a Bangladeshi but that's our heritage, our pride. ❤️
And now you Bangladeshi are killing buddhist again
❤️
Hindu, muslim, Christian, siks, budhists, Jain's etc......all are part of our culture, we believe in unity
@@giridharm5598 yeah. Our religion might be different but our origin is the same.
If you are feeling regret being muslims come to your roots that is hinduism ,buddhism,bcoz muslim destroyed it
Proud to be a part of this culture, my village is just 5 minutes far from the university. my eyes glitters to see our heritage being rediscovered and rebuild 😻.
💙Love from Nalanda 💙
U r my kingdom gal
Once we will rise our Kingdom before 2035
My village is also 5 minutes from the ruins 🙏
@@aryanhassan4659 😊
Thanks. Buddhism is better than Hinduism.
Are you from Baktiyarpur ?
Baktiyar khilji who destroyed Nalanda . Why that place is named after such a evil man.
Nalanda and Taxila are one of the finest universities which had changed the then education system of India!! 👏👏
Proud to say I am Indian because we have our heritage and culture which no one can destroy
Not only in india, it also can find in Indonesia. We connected until ww2 Separating our civilization
Yes through cholas connection
@@bhuvaneshs.k638The Cholas only brought destruction to Indonesia, creating chaos that give muslims to spread and take over the islands, it was all the Cholas fault for the conversion in Indonesia.
Your history only destroy..distroy..
@@anilkharat5084 you need some hygiene brain
@@faridfarhan6553 bro don't you want saria law in your country?
Ancient India was one of the greatest ancient country in history. They have almost everything back then
And today we got it back ,we restored it back ...20 june, 2024
And even worst is india has town named 'bakhtiyarpur'.
Nalanda wasn't the only one.. There were a handful universities like it in India
Thakshashila...
Vikramshila
Odantpuri
India contributed a lot in mathematics, science medicine astrology, astronomy in ancient times. Just need to revive our glorious past.
Don’t forget the Middle East and Africa.
@@sarahashun1180 we can't forget copy cats
And how exactly are we gonna revive the glorious past . But making everyone Engineer then an IT employee , and the rest into IAS , Government employee. Wow , what a revival.
@@ArshadAli-rp2cn we have third most unicorns in the world
@@friendlyatheist9589 👀racism in India is on a high rn…. Talk about educated people …
Happy to see that its been revived but also sad thinking about the lost knowledge which may have had advance technologies which cannot be revived
Its actually sad to see that the indian influence we had around the world are long forgotten by even the indians themselves. Thats the only thing I like about our current prime minister connecting the past as well as future for us and showing the entire world what INDIA'S importance was and is in this world. Vasudeva Kutumbakam 🙏
Maintaining peace - I think that’s one mistake India has made since ancient times and that is why it wasn’t able to preserve anything of value! Heavy militarization and security of the borders, both physical and the abstract, is important to maintain the peace, unity and things of value inside. It might look cruel and aggressive but unfortunately that’s the key to survival! Look at all the civilizations, religions and countries that do that.
@Pierre In you did not get the point!
Was
But but but....whou would even want to attack you? India just start developing but they have so many people that in case of emergency they should win war anyway. Nobody is stupid enough to attack you because first there is no much to be retaken and second there is too many of you to keep area under influence. India should build security INSIDE INDIA not just on the border. Exept some terrorists and millions of idiots in your own country you have no enemy at this point
@Pierre In don't u have any comprehension! Read what he says before sh**ing through your mouth! Did he say anything about attacking others??!!
@@sajuente8235 Thanks for demonstrating your knowledge of the ancient and present times. Extremely smart people like you are essential for the progress of others. You seem to be polish, I won't comment any more!
This is real history of india
Nalanda was not destroyed by bukhtiyar khilji czcams.com/video/SOqxk_ZRmus/video.html
India yours culture is important to the world.
can u say please say where can i find the book that shown at 6:05
Worst part is that a district near that university is still named after the guy who burned it down.
And if we try to change it a particular community starts protesting. They are beyond reason, simply because this barbarian belonged to their religion. I have never seen them appreciating Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, Azim Premji or other such marvelous personalities as much as do the Mughals and the Turks. They choose these ppl as their inspirations, which is quite telling .
We had many such universities..all are lost🥺
not lost destroyed by invaders.
@@youtubememeber3318 mostly destroyed by them
Bbgrahmin quota people destroyed it
According to Jha, "Other early evidence of the persecution of Shramanas comes from the post-Mauryan period, recorded in the Divyavadana, a Buddhist Sanskrit, which describes the Brahmin ruler Pushyamitra Shunga as a great persecutor of Buddhists. He is said to have marched out with a large army, destroying stupas, burning monasteries and killing monks as far as Sakala, now known as Sialkot, where he announced a prize of one hundred dinars for every head of a Shramana."
Bringing up "evidence" from famous grammarian Patanjali, Jha says, he "famously stated in his Mahabhashya that Brahmins and Shramanas are eternal enemies, like the snake and the mongoose. All this taken together means that the stage was set for a Brahminical onslaught on Buddhism during the post-Mauryan period, especially under Pushyamitra Shunga, who may have destroyed the Ashokan Pillared Hall and the Kukutarama monastery at Pataliputra-modern-day Patna."
Jha further says, "The possibility of a Shunga assault on Buddhist monuments is supported by the layers of debris and the evidence of desertion found at many centres of Buddhism, notably in Madhya Pradesh. For example, Sanchi, which was an important Buddhist site since the time of Ashoka, has yielded evidence of the vandalisation of several edifices during the Shunga period. Similar evidence comes from nearby places such as Satdhara, in Katni district, and Deurkothar, in Rewa district."
@@HinduPAGANcowpissdrinkerRAKESH sunga was only ruling small part of india
And jha is not a historian
No one believe in him
Everyone talks about ruins of Nalanda Mahavihara but no one talks about world's 4rd oldest Odantapuri Mahavihara, just 11 KM away from Nalanda it was also burnt down by Islamic invaders.
Love from Nepal kathmandu
tell me one place in india where muslim doesn't destroy our heritage but still minorities appeasement is really important for leaders and accepted from hindus that we treat them equally
Wat does wat muslims did 800yrs ago has to do with present day muslims in India ?
@@rakeshbabu9884 they support those who destroyed things. The have the same ideology, and we have seen that in recent events
@@rakeshbabu9884 well present day Muslims do have lot to do with it, they support them and their destruction because they were Muslims! Even if we try to reclaim our histroy and talk about destruction we would be called extermist
Their tendancy of destroying property is still exists... We need to ensure that doesn't happen again
@@rakeshbabu9884 true today's Muslim shouldn't be blamed for Islamic invaders I also believe in it but problem arises when those invaders are considered as hero by Muslims. Shouldn't they feel proud of their native culture instead making hero just on the basis of religion. That's what angers me
It is so sad to have lost so much 😞 knowledge 😢
there is also a university here in Pakistan known as "shadra university", which obviously looks like a pile of bricks today. we are told that its a holy hindu site. whats the story behind it?
@@user-Rayyan123 are u talking about taksh shila ?
It was also a world famous Hindu University
@@Noone-gz8li no, this one is in a place known as "neelum valley". i have been corrected.... the university is actually called "sharda university"
@@user-Rayyan123 yeah that's hindu University
It was lost due to Islamists!
HAMARI AAN BAAN SHAAN HAMARA INDIA HAI SAB SE MAHAAN
Lost??? Burnt,pillaged, destroyed, Ignored, purposefully forgotten after Independence.
One small correction: Nalanda is not the oldest University in the world... That credit goes to Taxila (set up around 10th century BC).
Taxila was technically not classified as a university but an education center spread across a particular region.
NALANDA was made in 5th century AD, TAXILA in 10th Century AD
@@sasmalprasanjit2764 it is BC not AD..
@@soumyalaha2309 AD bruh
@@lil_lavender8467 BC bruh! Chanakya used to teach in it. Chanakya lived at the time of 3th century BC.
BBC feel free to state the name of the criminal who committed the genocide & the destruction of knowledge (in short crimes against humanity), its Muhammad Bakhtiyar Khalji. Don't pussyfoot around it to avoid hurting 'sentiments'....people should be able to take facts & introspect period. That way people can understand what happens when power goes to wrong hands...for those reading this its important to know how this criminal met his end aswell, quoting "As he lay ill and exhausted....Bakhtiyar Khalji was assassinated by Ali Mardan Khalji."
People don't care what happened in 1200 AD. Stop being foolish.
@@srvbhmk265 lol if we don’t care about history , then we are fooling ourselves cause history repeats itself
@@sidjain999 Exactly
@@sidjain999 spoken like a true Hitler
@@srvbhmk265 Some people still try to deny it. Some people see people like Bhaktiyar Khilji, Mahmud Ghazni, Alauddin Khilji, Aurangzeb and Muhammad bin Tughlaq, as the greatest rulers who ever lived. They deny the crimes and atrocities those tyrants committed. Its like people calling Hitler a hero or like how the CCP of China still thinks Maozedong is a hero.
Too good. Nice efforts. Nice sharing
Great Buddhist University Nalanda!!! 😍😍💖💖💖💖
It is vedic hindu university.. Not any chuddist fuddist university
If they destroy; we will build again. If they destroy again; we will build again. Indians build and rebuild. Congratulations for a wonderful effort and all the best.
Where you will get lost knowledge of ancient bharat?
@@pritishm1546 Soecifically for Nalanda, a lot of records of the teachings at the university were taken by International students who studied there back to their home countries. Case in point is Fa Hsien and Xuanzang (I think), two Chinese students who, at different times, studied at Nalanda and took back their learnings to China and set up institutions there where these are saved and stored till today. Based on their teachings at Nalanda, they started entire schools of Chinese Buddhist thought which are practised to this day. Nalanda is very much alive.
@@krishnanunnimadathil8142 9 million books were burned......how could anyone will recover those books knowledge ? In Zuzang's book there is only Buddhist perspective !
@@pritishm1546 There are many other students like him who have travelled to different places and taken this knowledge with them. We may not be able to recover all of it, but we can recover a substantial amount of it.
Indias contribution o world is extraordinary....
The library burnt for more than 3 months
Almost 9 million books and scripts
I am so lucky I am not muslim
A bunch of illiterates, thugs, warlords, slaves descendend and for them a temple, a stupa, an university, a fort, a palace all looked the same.
We not only lost an university, we lost a civilization that thrived on this part of the Indus for almost 2500 years till 12th century.
The goon who led this, is buried in a non descript tomb somewhere in West Bengal, India but this university will rise from ashes.
Nalanda was not destroyed by bukhtiyar khilji czcams.com/video/SOqxk_ZRmus/video.html
@Pierre In right
@Pierre In
Their aukaaat was of a beggar... they could ask for money from us instead of attacking.
Bbgrahmin quota people destroyed it
According to Jha, "Other early evidence of the persecution of Shramanas comes from the post-Mauryan period, recorded in the Divyavadana, a Buddhist Sanskrit, which describes the Brahmin ruler Pushyamitra Shunga as a great persecutor of Buddhists. He is said to have marched out with a large army, destroying stupas, burning monasteries and killing monks as far as Sakala, now known as Sialkot, where he announced a prize of one hundred dinars for every head of a Shramana."
Bringing up "evidence" from famous grammarian Patanjali, Jha says, he "famously stated in his Mahabhashya that Brahmins and Shramanas are eternal enemies, like the snake and the mongoose. All this taken together means that the stage was set for a Brahminical onslaught on Buddhism during the post-Mauryan period, especially under Pushyamitra Shunga, who may have destroyed the Ashokan Pillared Hall and the Kukutarama monastery at Pataliputra-modern-day Patna."
Jha further says, "The possibility of a Shunga assault on Buddhist monuments is supported by the layers of debris and the evidence of desertion found at many centres of Buddhism, notably in Madhya Pradesh. For example, Sanchi, which was an important Buddhist site since the time of Ashoka, has yielded evidence of the vandalisation of several edifices during the Shunga period. Similar evidence comes from nearby places such as Satdhara, in Katni district, and Deurkothar, in Rewa district."
Its lose not just for Indians but for the entire world. We would have had a different perception about education system. Our kids would have took g uns, They would have got cracked up, No accidental relation, No academic pressure. Juse pure exchange of knowledge
I am crying 😥😥😥😥😥
India is the greatest country there ever will be. It taught the world everything. From yoga to science . Proud to be Indian
😹
Yeah Yoga, ok... But science, to what extend???
BBC self-censored itself. It wasn’t explicit that Khilji and Islamic conquest burned down Nalanda intentionally because it was considered Kafir. Truth, no matter how uncomfortable, must be spoken.
Keep crying bhakt
@@yj9032 crying for mentioning the obvious?
@Pierre In He mentioned it in his autobiography
@@yj9032andbhakt tu khud he, pedophilia aur slavery ko manne wale momin
Both hindu brahmans and muslim invaders are to blame
The university was in run for over 800 years....That's really a huge time period considering the current time period of living in democracy..It's almost 8 times more...
Taxila University was even older and was founded around 500 BC. It was abandoned after the area faced various invasions by the persians and Hunas
As a indian i don't want revenge against anyone whether british or turks caused damage to us
Just want to reclaim my history and get lost in ur beautiful stories
In ancient India there were three major Universities. Sharada University in Kashmir, Taxila University in Gandhar region of Punjab and Nalanda University in Bihar.
Its takshashila not taxila
There's one more university of that period - vikramshila university in bihar itself. It wasn't as big as nalanda but big enough.
The major univerisities were Nalanda, Odantapuri, Mithila and Vikramashila in Bihar, Somapura in Bengal, Sharada in Kashmir, Takshashila in Punjab, Vallabhi in Gujarat, Lalitgiri in Odisha and the Kerala School of Mathematics and Astronomy. There were also many prominent centres of learning in Varanasi, Vijayanagara, Purushapura, Ujjain, Vidisha, Anahilapataka, Pataliputra, Dharanagar, Kalyani, Manyakheta, Vijayapura, Kanchipuram, Kanyakubja etc
3 major? In my estimation there were thousands which could have been larger and older than what we have found. We just need to keep excavating
WE ARE PROUD OF OUR ANCIENT INDIAN CULTURE 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏