비크라마쉴라
Also known as Vikramshila University, chaoxing si/chaoyan si
Vikramashila (IAST: ) was a Buddhist monastic university situated in what is now modern-day Bihar in India. It was founded by King Dharmapala between the late eighth and early ninth century.
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- Ancient site.name
- Vikramashila
- Ancient site.image
- Vikramshila 2012-08-10-17.14.08.jpg
- Ancient site.caption
- The ruins of Vikramashila Buddhist Mahavihara
- Ancient site.relief
- yes
- Ancient site.location
- Bhagalpur, Bihar, India
- Ancient site.type
- Centre of learning
- Ancient site.built
- 8th–9th century CE
- Ancient site.abandoned
- 13th century CE
- Ancient site.event
- Destroyed by Muhammad bin Bakhtiyar Khalji around 1193
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- Vikramshila-7.jpg
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