[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) › c8.35 # The University of Nalanda c8.35 The University of Nālandā c8.35 - **Language:** English ### [c8.35](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sankalia-1934.c8.35) Originally the \*ārāmas\* had no fence. But, afterwards the Blessed One allowed the \*Bhikkhus\* to have a fence made of bamboo-sticks, thorns or a ditch⁴. But once the thin edge of the wedge was in, the \*Bhikkhus\* pressed on their demands still further. As the \*vihāras\* became permanent places of residence, the want of \*Bhikkhus\* increased. To protect these rich \*vihāras\*, as they had now become, containing provisions not for a day but for months, they were fenced round by a wood, brick, or a stone-wall,⁵ as we find in the case of Nālandā⁶ and the Odantapuri \*Vihāras\*. - [Previous: c8.34](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sankalia-1934.c8.34) - [Next: c8.36](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sankalia-1934.c8.36) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sankalia-1934.c8) ## Cites (1) - [Nālandā](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.nalanda) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sankalia-1934.c8.35](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sankalia-1934.c8.35) · Pramāṇa