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of Ancient Nalanda University
Kumargupta founded Nalanda university in the 5th century A.D. He was also called shakraditya.
Nalanda University was constructed during the rule of Kumar Gupta of the Gupta dynasty. whose identity is uncertain and who might have been either Kumargupta I or Kumar Gupta II and 1197 A.D, supported by patronage from the Hindugupta rulers as well as Buddhist emperors like Harsha and later emperors from the pala empire.
Mahayana monks Asnagna and Vasubandhu said to have found Nalanda in 400-500AD. Nalanda was a huge monastic educational establishment. Primary teaching focused on Mahayana Buddhism yet included other secular subjects as well like Grammar, logic, epistemology, and sciences.
