Entrance exams in medieval India-- How Asia's greatest university Nalanda admitted students
Nalanda, the Buddhist mega-monastery in present-day Bihar, was perhaps the single most famous centre of higher learning in all of Asia. It attracted students from Java, Tibet, China, and possibly even Mongolia and Korea. How did it rise to such eminence? As controversies rage about entrance examinations and higher studies in India today, Anirudh Kanisetti explains the lessons of the past. Sources: I-tsing, Takakasu, J. (trans.) A Record of Buddhist Religion as Practicsed in India and the Malay Archipelago (A.D. 671–695). Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1896. Krishnan, K.G. Karandai Tamil Sangam Plates of Rajendrachola I. Archaeological Survey of India, 1984. Mookerji, Radha Kumud. Ancient Indian Education (Brahminical and Buddhist). London: Macmillan and co., 1947. Sastri, KA Nilakanta. "Nālanda." Journal of the Madras University XIII (2). Reprint. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Exclusive content, special privileges & more – Subscribe to ThePrint for Special benefits: https://theprint.in/subscribe/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Connect with ThePrint » Subscribe to ThePrint: https://theprint.in/subscribe/ » Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/3nCMpht » Like us on Facebook: / theprintindia » Tweet us on Twitter: / theprintindia » Follow us on Instagram: / theprintindia » Find us on LinkedIn : / theprint » Subscribe to ThePrint on Telegram: https://t.me/ThePrintIndia » Find us on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2NMVlnB » Find us on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3pEOta8
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