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The university of ancient Taxila (ISO: Takṣaśilā Viśvavidyālaya) was a center of the Gurukula system of Brahmanical education in Taxila, Gandhara, in present-day Punjab, Pakistan, near the bank of the Indus River. It was established as a centre of education in religious and secular topics.
Takshashila University is a state private university established under the Tamil Nadu state private university act of 2019. [1] It is in Ongur, Tindivanam (Villupuram district), Tamil Nadu, India. The university is a unit of the Sri Manakula Vinayagar and Mailam Group of Institutions Group of Institutions and offers undergraduate, postgraduate ...
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Taxila's university remained in existence during the travels of Chinese pilgrim Faxian, who visited Taxila around 400 CE. [52] He wrote that Taxila's name translated as "the Severed Head", and was the site of a story in the life of Buddha "where he gave his head to a man".
First university The University of ancient Taxila was a renowned Buddhist ancient institute of higher-learning located in the city of Taxila as well. According to scattered references that were only fixed a millennium later, it may have dated back to at least the fifth century BC. [ 1 ]
California Takshila University, California [97] Calvary Cathedral International Bible College, Texas; [98] overseen by the unaccredited Transworld Accrediting Commission International [8] Calvary University, Virginia (not to be confused with the accredited Calvary University) [19] Cambridge Graduate University [99]
Subala (1,110) was a king of Gandhara in the Mahabharata.His sons were Shakuni, Subala, Achala, Vrishaka and Vrihadvala (1,188).All of them were Gandhara chiefs. Shakuni lived in the court of Kurus, as a councillor of king Dhritarashtra.
Takshashila Campus is one of the two campuses of Devi Ahilya University, Indore (the other being Nalanda Campus). While Nalanda Campus hosts the administrative offices of the university, Takshashila Campus was created to provide space for more departments.