Question

The ancient Nalanda University has been revived. It is named as
A. Nalanda Vidyapeeth
B. New Nalanda University
C. Nalanda Mahavihara
D. Nav Nalanda Mahavihara

Answer 1

Hint: The ancient Nalanda University was established during the reign of Gupta king Sakraditya in 427 AD. It is regarded as one of India's oldest Universities. During that time it had attracted scholars and students from different parts of the globe such as South Korea, China and Central Asia. Scholars have left records about the learning and the architecture of this unique University.

Complete answer: The ancient Nalanda University is famous for the knowledge it spread and its unique style of learning and architecture. We get to know about this University from the records of Chinese scholars such as Xuan Zang who carried back hundreds of scriptures from the university and later translated them into Chinese. Therefore in 2006 under the president APJ Abdul Kalam, the first step was initiated towards reviving the ancient Nalanda University. At the same time, it began its search for a city location for the new Nalanda University and Rajgir hills were identified and best suited to be its campus. After the negotiations and cooperations between the State of Bihar and Government of India, it marked the establishment of the revived New Nalanda University. Now we'll talk about the other three universities:
-Nalanda Vidyapeeth is a University in Meerut Uttar Pradesh.
-Nalanda Mahavihara is an ancient Buddhist monastery which was a renowned centre of learning in the kingdom of Magadha present-day Bihar. It was during that time the University of Nalanda obtained significant prestige, relevance and fame.
-Nav Nalanda Mahavihara we established in 1951, in Bihar, India under Rajendra Prasad and became a deemed university in 2006. The university was established to develop as a centre of higher studies in Buddhism and Pali along the lines of Nalanda maha vihara.
Therefore, the correct answer is option-B.

Note: It is important to keep in mind that all the above three universities with the common name ‘Nalanda’ are different from each other and have opened in different periods of time. Though they may share a common study of Buddhism but are different institutions.
-The issue of Nalanda University was also discussed in the East Asia summit by various International companies and finally in 2014 the university opened its doors.