Article body :
Parliament of
India approves International Nalanda University set up in the
vicinity of the ancient Nalanda University in Bihar, India. The
partnership offers world-renowned International University to
operate as public-private and funds must be provided by the
Government of the Member States. Main countries of
East Asia
have agreed to become founding members of the international
university.
Member States includes
China, Thailand, Singapore, South Korea and Japan. During the
last visit to
India,
China President visited the project site for the International
University of Nalanda. Former President of
India
- APJ Abdul Kalam and Amratya Sen won a Nobel Prize in Economic
Sciences, is currently coordinating the establishment of Nalanda
International University in the States.
Currently, the Government of
Bihar have already acquired 500 acres of land in the vicinity of
the ancient Nalanda University and the development of the
University is in the final stage. International University of
Nalanda, which must be based on the values of Buddhism and the
work target to be completed in two years. This university is
suggesting the model of ancient
Nalanda
University. It must be fully residential and teaching a better
education based on human values for the ordinary people of Asian
civilizations. It MUST have many schools of the research team in
the theme, such as spiritualism, meditation, Buddhists, Vedic
texts, science, philosophy, mathematics, management, etc.
Who is the former International University of Nalanda,
Bihar
in India?
The ruins of the ancient
university of Nalanda and international documents authenticated
by the British Library reveal - It was the largest shelter of
global education in the century of 5 to 12. His library was
located in a nine-story building and research topics includes
sculptures, Buddhism, Hinduism Vedas, philosophy, theology,
logic, mathematics, meteorology, astronomy, surgery, medicine,
etc. During the invasion of Muslim emperors in the 12th century,
it loses its high recognition and begins closing in the 17th
century under British rule. Some say that the University of
Oxford in England, built on the ruins of ancient
Nalanda
International University.
Now the country more and more Asia including China and Japan
showed interest in Nalanda International University in Bihar and
coming forward financial support from them. Ancient university,
which spread of Buddhism from
India to many countries , have around 15,000 students from the
different parts of the world and the entire advance education
given here was free.
Some highlights of Nalanda,
Bihar in India.
Nalanda is honored by a visit by Buddha many times. Buddha said
many of his philosophy at Nalanda Buddhist. Hieun Tsang, the
famous Chinese traveler, stayed at the
Nalanda University for a decade, the 7th century. Nalanda became
a famous Buddhist training center in India between the 5th
century and 12th century. The Emperor Ashoka and Harsha who were
adept of Buddhist faith, the number of monasteries built for the
use of the University of Nalanda. The International Centre for
Buddhist Studies is still in Nalanda. About 2,000 Buddhist
teachers and students came to Nalanda University for Advanced
Study.
Former University of Nalanda is still Attractions for world
Buddhism. This World University has been teaching non-violence,
meditation and spirituality. It was also the center of
technology for manufacturing high quality steel surgical
instruments and the study of human body. It was founded in the
5th century. It covers an area of fourteen thousand acres and
has many temples and monasteries. There is a small chapel at the
University, who still occupy a broken statue of Buddha.
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