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A map of the excavated remains of Nalanda. "We being requested by the illustrious Maharaja Balaputradeva, the king of Suwarnadvipa through a messenger I have caused to be built a monastery at Nalanda granted by this edict toward the income for the blessed Lord Buddha, the abode of all the leading virtues like the prajnaparamita, for the offerings, oblations, shelter, garments, alms, beds, the ...
One inscription also mentions the destruction of a Nalanda library of manuscripts by fire, and support for its restoration. [94] Another 10th-century inscription quotes Bhadracari of the Sautrantikas tradition, attesting the activity of diverse schools of Buddhism at Nalanda. [ 95 ]
One pillar contained an inscription that mentions the place-name Telāḍhaka. Remains of an ancient university (Mahavihara) on the site were unearthed in 2014. [6] [7] A small museum named Baladitya Museum has been established to store some of the artifacts found.
[2] [4]: 108 While the record on Balaputra is scarce, it is known through the Nalanda inscription that he ordered the construction of a Buddhist monastery in Nalanda, India. [5] He also sent an ambassador to China. [2]
Telhara (formerly known as Telāḍhaka) was a Buddhist monastic establishment in Nalanda district of Bihar, India dating back to the 1st-century CE and active till at least the 12th-century CE. [1] It is notable as it has been mentioned in the travelogues of Chinese monks including Xuanzang .
In the Nalanda fragmentary clay sealing he is mentioned as the Maharajadhiraja and a paramabhagavata (devout worshipper of Vishnu), while the Gunaighar copper plate inscription mentions him as the Maharaja and a Bhagavan Mahadeva padanudhyato (devotee of Shiva). Nalanda clay seal of Vainyagupta.
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The Nalanda seal of Bhaskaravarman (dated 643 CE) Bhaskaravarman's close connection with Harsha and Xuanzang led to his association with the famous Buddhist university of Magadha, for his seal has been discovered at the site of Nalanda in the company of two fragmentary seals of Harsha. The seals were found by Dr. Spooner during the excavation ...