Takshashila: Renowned Learning Center That Attracted Buddhist Masters, Disciples And Students Of The World

Angela Sutherland  – AncientPages.com – According to available ancient references, Takshashila was the first and earliest Buddhist center of Vedic learning, and the city of Takshashila itself also flourished as the center of trade and commerce, which took place under the early dynasties of rulers.

The Dharmarajika Buddhist monastery — ruins at the Dharmarajika, Taxila archaeological site. Located in ancient Taxila — in Punjab Province, Pakistan. Image credit: source

Scholars date back this ancient university to approximately 400-500 BC to 550 AD, which means it gained its reputation at least several centuries before Christ and maintained its prominence until the city’s destruction in the 5th century AD.

The city is said to have been founded by the son of the legendary hero Rama’s brother.

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