Vikramashila
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Vikramashila (IAST: Vikramaśilā ) was one of the three most important Buddhist monasteries in India during the Pala Empire, along with Nalanda and Odantapuri. Its location is now the site of Antichak village near Kahalgaon, Bhagalpur district in Bihar.[1]
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Location | Kahalgaon, Bhagalpur district, Bihar, India |
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Coordinates | 25°19′29″N 87°17′05″E |
Type | Centre of learning |
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Founded | 8th–9th century CE |
Abandoned | 13th century CE |
Events | Destroyed by Muhammad bin Bakhtiyar Khalji around 1193 |
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Vikramashila was established by the Pala emperor Dharmapala (783 to 820 AD) in response to a supposed decline in the quality of scholarship at Nalanda. Atiśa, the renowned pandita and philosopher, is listed as a notable abbot. It was destroyed by the forces of Muhammad bin Bakhtiyar Khalji around 1193.[2][3]