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# The University of Nalanda (The University of Nālandā)

History of Nālandā from Gupta to Pāla times; excavated monasteries, inscriptions and seals; curriculum, teachers and students from Chinese and Tibetan sources.

- **Language:** English
- **Author:** [Hasmukh D. Sankalia](https://indike.org/pramana/person/sankalia-hd)
- **Extent:** 1,897 passages, 85,738 words
- **Text:** complete digital text
- **Source:** archive.org · Madras: B. G. Paul 1934; scan on archive.org, OCR Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite; chapters and sections by Gemini 3.8… · In copyright (Hasmukh D. Sankalia †1989); freely available on archive.org — shown with credit and a link to…

## Contents

- [c1 The University of Nālandā](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sankalia-1934.c1) — 9 parts
- [c2 Preface](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sankalia-1934.c2) — 20 parts
- [c3 Contents](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sankalia-1934.c3) — 43 parts
- [c4 List of Plates and Maps](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sankalia-1934.c4) — 2 parts
- [c5 Bibliography](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sankalia-1934.c5) — 10 parts
- [c6 Abbreviations](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sankalia-1934.c6) — 4 parts
- [c7 Chapter I. The Ideal of a University](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sankalia-1934.c7) — 158 parts
- [c8 Chapter II. Part II. The Background of the University of Nālandā; Transformation of ‘Saṅghārāmas’ into Temples of Learning](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sankalia-1934.c8) — 59 parts
- [c9 Chapter III. The Rise of the University and Its Growth Under Kings of Various Dynasties](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sankalia-1934.c9) — 197 parts
- [c10 Chapter IV. Studies of Nālandā](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sankalia-1934.c10) — 237 parts
- [c11 Chapter V. Famous Pandits of Nālandā](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sankalia-1934.c11) — 163 parts
- [c12 Chapter VI](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sankalia-1934.c12) — 107 parts
- [c13 Chapter VII. Student Life](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sankalia-1934.c13) — 213 parts
- [c14 Chapter VIII](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sankalia-1934.c14) — 69 parts
- [c15 Chapter IX. Nālandā—An International University](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sankalia-1934.c15) — 113 parts
- [c16 Chapter X. The End of Nālandā](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sankalia-1934.c16) — 45 parts
- [c17 Chapter XI. Nālandā To-Day](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sankalia-1934.c17) — 107 parts
- [c18 Chapter XII. As Revealed from Its Finds](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sankalia-1934.c18) — 59 parts
- [c19 Chapter XIII. Conclusion](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sankalia-1934.c19) — 15 parts
- [c20 Appendix A. The Theory of Dhyāni Buddhas](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sankalia-1934.c20) — 20 parts
- [c21 Appendix B. Tāntrism and Provincial Vernaculars](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sankalia-1934.c21) — 2 parts
- [c22 Index of Important Classical Books](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sankalia-1934.c22) — 19 parts
- [c23 Index of Important Proper Names](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sankalia-1934.c23) — 81 parts
- [c24 Index of Important Places](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sankalia-1934.c24) — 20 parts
- [c25 Index of Important Words](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sankalia-1934.c25) — 39 parts

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