Guest guest Posted December 16, 2003 Report Share Posted December 16, 2003 Dear Pandava Vijaya Prabhu, Pamho! AgtSP! _/\ò_ Monday, December 15, 2003, 12:58:00 AM, you wrote: WPVDTHTU> haribol, WPVDTHTU> a devotee friend of mine wants to know -this man WPVDTHTU> at his school says it was in WPVDTHTU> Africa-based on the cradle of civilization idea... WPVDTHTU> anyone have any info on this... http://ask./ask/20030501.html University (The world’s first university) Takshashila (Taxila) Around 2700 years ago, as early as 700 BCE there existed a giant University at Takshashila, located in the northwest region of India. Not only Indians but also students from as far as Babylonia, Greece, Syria, Arabia and China came to study. 68 different streams of knowledge were on the syllabus. Experienced masters taught a wide range of subjects. Vedas, Language, Grammar, Philosophy, Medicine, Surgery, Archery, Politics, Warfare, Astronomy, Accounts, commerce, Futurology, Documentation, Occult, Music, Dance, The art of discovering hidden treasures, etc. .... http://www.indiaoz.com.au/hinduism/articles/amazing_science_3.shtml >From Encarta: Al Azhar University, founded in the 10th century in Cairo, Egypt... Education for the elite has been a tradition in India since the beginnings of its civilization. Great Buddhist universities at Nalanda and Taxila were famous far beyond India’s borders. ... © 1993-2003 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. -- Vaisnava dAsAnudAsa, DayA SAgara dAsa http://217.23.200.4/~daya/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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