The University of Nalanda c7.139

c7.139

But we are told that Nālandā University was famous for the distinguished logicians that it possessed¹. Consequently, before we speak of Nālandā as a centre of pure Logic, let us pass through that transitional period, during which Logic was still mixed up with philosophy. This whole period has been admirably reviewed by Dr. Vidyabhusana, who says, "Buddhism spread as a faith about the 6th century B.C. But for a long time it remained a pure and simple religion. It was only in the 1st century A.D. that it had its first philosophy. By the time we come to the 4th century A.D. we find Buddhism expanding into four distinct philosophical Schools."² With philosophy had come Logic, but it lay dormant and played no prominent part.