Nava Nalanda Mahavihara

Not to be confused with Nalanda University.

Nava Nalanda Mahavihara
TypePublic, Deemed university
Established1951; 73 years ago (1951)
ChancellorMinister of Culture, Government of India
Vice-ChancellorSiddharth Singh
Location
Nalanda
,
Bihar
,
India

25°07′42″N 85°26′44″E / 25.1282408°N 85.4455249°E / 25.1282408; 85.4455249
Websitennm.ac.in

Nava Nalanda Mahavihara (NNM) is an institute deemed to be a university located in Nalanda, Bihar, India. It was established in 1951 under Rajendra Prasad to revive the ancient seat of learning in Nalanda.

History

Nava Nalanda Mahavihara was founded to develop as a centre of higher studies in Pali and Buddhism along the lines of ancient Nalanda Mahavihara. From the beginning, the Institute functioned as a residential institution with few Indian and foreign students.[1] It became a Deemed university in 2006.[2]

Academics

NNM offers degrees, certificates, diplomas and research courses in the discipline of Pali, philosophy, ancient history, culture and archaeology, Tibetan studies, Hindi, Sanskrit and more.[3]

Campus

The present campus of the Mahavihara is some 100 km from the metropolis of Patna, situated on the southern bank of the historical lake Indrapuskarani. The ruins of the ancient University of Nalanda lie close to the northern bank.

During India's first Global Buddhist Conference in 2021, the Dalai Lama inaugurated two new buildings at the University.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ Nalanda, Past and Present: Silver Jubilee Souvenir. Nava Nalanda Mahavihara. 1977. p. 140. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Deemed University, Bihar". University Grants Commission (India). Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Nava Nalanda Mahavihara - [NNM], Nalanda". Collegedunia. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  4. ^ Spiegel, Alison; Patton, Amanda Lim; Daniel Ilan Cohen, Thin (18 September 2021). "India to Host Its First Global Buddhist Conference". Tricycle: The Buddhist Review. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  5. ^ "His Holiness the Dalai Lama inaugurates Nagajurna Faculty Building at Nav Nalanda Mahavihara". India Education Diary. 18 March 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2022.