The University of Nalanda c14.8
The University of Nālandā c14.8
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c14.8
Valabhi, it appears, was to be a real rival of Nālandā. Geographically, if Nālandā was situated in Central India, Valabhi was situated far away on the Western coast. Culturally, Valabhi took pride in and championed the cause of Hīnayāna,² which Nālandā with its leanings towards Mahāyāna regarded its prime duty to defeat and destroy.³