Vikramashila
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Founders | Dharmapala |
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Founded | 8th–9th Century CE |
Locations | Bihar |
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Headquarters | Bhagalpur |
India | |
Abandoned | 13th century |
Type of business | Centre of learning |
Found | 8th–9th century CE |
Event | Destroyed by Muhammad bin Bakhtiyar Khalji around 1193 |
Coordin | 25°19′29″N 87°17′05″E / 25.32472°N 87.28472°E |
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ID | 2460206 |
About Vikramashila
Vikramashila 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.