There have been several cities in ancient India that had been great centers of learning.

• Takshashila now near Islamabad, Pakistan (7th BCE- 460 CE)
• Nalanda in Bihar (About 425- 1040 CE)
• Odantapuri in Bihar (About 550- 1040CE)
• Somapura now in Bangladesh (Gupta period to Turkish conquest)
• Jagaddala (Pala period to Turkish conquest)
• Vikramshila in Bihar (About 800- 1040CE)
• Valabhi in Gujarat (Maitrak period to Arab raids)
• Varanasi in UP (8th century to modern times)
• Manyakheta in Karnataka
• Sharada Temple in Kashmir
• Ratnagiri in Orissa

This article needs cleanup. ... Remains at Nalanda Nalanda is a historical place in central Bihar, India, 90 km south-east of the state capital of Patna. ... Vikramshila University was one of the two most important centers of Buddhist learning in India, along with Nalanda University. ... Varanasi Varanasi (वाराणसी) (also known as Benares, Banaras, Benaras, Kashi, and Kasi) is a Hindu holy city on the banks of the river Ganga (Ganges) in the modern north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. ... Modern Malkheda in Karnataka, once tha capital of Rashtrakutas ... Ratnagiri is located in the southwestern part of Maharashtra State on the Arabian Sea coast. ...

External references

• Somapura Mahavihara

• The six Buddhist universities of ancient India

• The historic Vikramasila university

• Samye Monastery a copy of Odantapuri

• Paharpur

• Vidyakara's Subhasitaratnakosa (Jagaddla)

• The Bakhshali manuscript from Takshashila region

• Ancient Buddhist Monastic Establishments in Bangladesh

• Sarada Temple in Kashmir

• A Center Of Great Buddhist Teachings