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Vikramashila University
Bhagalpur, Bihar
8th Century CE
Ruins of the second great Buddhist university, founded by Dharmapala. It had 108 temples and was renowned for Tantric Buddhism.
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Details
- Dynasty
- Pala
- Style
- Buddhist / Pala
- Primary Deity
- Buddha
- Languages
- Hindi, Sanskrit
- Scripts
- Devanagari, Sanskrit
Historical Significance
Second great Buddhist university. Tantric Buddhism center. 108 temples
Architectural Features
108 temple ruinsCentral viharaTibetan Buddhism connectionPala dynasty patronage