Vikramashila University

GPTKB entity

Statements (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Ancient university
gptkbp:affiliatedReligion gptkb:Buddhism
gptkbp:affiliatedSect gptkb:Vajrayana_Buddhism
gptkbp:archaeologicalSite nan
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:currentLocation gptkb:Bhagalpur_district
gptkbp:destroyedBy gptkb:Bakhtiyar_Khilji
1193 CE
gptkbp:distanceFromBhagalpur about 40 km
gptkbp:excavatedBy gptkb:Archaeological_Survey_of_India
1960s
gptkbp:features gptkb:library
gptkb:sculpture
temples
prayer halls
lecture halls
monastic cells
stupas
carvings
residential quarters
central stupa
gptkbp:foundedBy Dharmapala
gptkbp:foundedIn late 8th century
gptkbp:hasGate six
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Vikramashila University
gptkbp:knownFor Buddhist learning
gptkbp:languageOfInstruction gptkb:Pali
gptkb:Sanskrit
gptkb:Tibetan
gptkbp:locatedNear gptkb:Bhagalpur
gptkb:Kahalgaon
gptkbp:locatedOn banks of the Ganges
gptkbp:location gptkb:Bihar
gptkbp:mainFunction Northern gate
gptkbp:notableAlumni gptkb:Atisha
gptkb:Naropa
gptkb:Dīpaṃkara_Śrījñāna
gptkb:Jetari
gptkb:Ratnākaraśānti
gptkb:Ratnavajra
gptkb:Shrijnana
gptkb:Vagisvarakirti
gptkbp:numberOfMonks over 1000
gptkbp:patronage gptkb:Pala_dynasty
gptkbp:rival gptkb:Nalanda_University
gptkbp:significance major center of Buddhist learning in medieval India
gptkbp:status ruins
gptkbp:topic gptkb:Tantric_Buddhism
gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list 2009
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Indian_Buddhist_logic
gptkb:Magadh_region
gptkb:Atisha
gptkb:Abhidharmakośabhāṣya
gptkb:Magadh
gptkb:Pala_Empire
gptkb:ancient_Magadha_region
gptkb:Yogācārabhūmi
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6