Education in Ancient India c7.s3.35

c7.s3.35

Supersession by Vikramasila University : Tārānāth informs us that the professors of Vikramasilā were often appointed to watch over the affairs of Nālandā by the Pāla rulers². From the 11th century onwards the new University of Vikramasilā began to receive a greater share of the royal patronage; this circumstance may have led to the decline of Nālandā during the 11th and 12th centuries. Evidence from the Tibetan sources shows that by this time Tantricism had aquired a hold over the Buddhist mind and it may have perhaps affected the progress of serious studies. We have, however, no definite evidence on the point.