[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Science, technology and education](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science) › [The University of Nalanda](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sankalia-1934) › c19.3 # The University of Nalanda c19.3 The University of Nālandā c19.3 - **Language:** English ### [c19.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sankalia-1934.c19.3) Nālandā was primarily a Buddhist institution (\*Vihāra\*), established solely with a view to propagate the preachings of the Enlightened Śākya Prince. In this capacity, it sheltered thousands of \*Bhikṣus\*, who studied the \*dharma\* of Buddha day and night. To the Buddhists, Nālandā was nothing short of a Temple of God. - [Previous: c19.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sankalia-1934.c19.2) - [Next: c19.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sankalia-1934.c19.4) - [Up: c19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sankalia-1934.c19) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sankalia-1934.c19.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sankalia-1934.c19.3) · Pramāṇa