Guest guest Posted January 14, 2007 Report Share Posted January 14, 2007 Here's an article in Deccan Herald on the same:- http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/jan142007/state058252007114.asp > Varsity equally famous as Nalanda found > > A bigger and more prominent university than Nalanda > University has been discovered near Hampi. Believed > to > have housed more native and foreign students than > Nalanda, the Lokapavana University at Chakratheertha > near Hampi is expected to open up new vistas of > discussion in history. > > The newly discovered Lokapavana University was built > by Vyasaraya during the Vijayanagar era in Hampi. > However, the persons who discovered this historical > monument do not belong to any research group. They > are > commoners, illiterates, to whom this monument was > just > the ‘Vyasa Mutt’.When the Deccan Herald reporter > visited the spot, photographed the sites and > discussed > them with experts, more startling facts came to > light. > > > The University, located opposite the Vali Sugriva > cave, near Chakratheertha, faces the western > direction. To the South West of the varsity, one can > see the gopura of Virupaksha Temple; on one side is > also the Mathanga Parvatha, while on the other > (South) > is the temple of Anjaneya, who was the well-revered > God for Vyasaraya. To the left of the varsity is a > sloping road and a Purandara Mantapa while to the > North East is Vijaya Vittala temple, the abode of > the > lord of Vyasaraya’s poems, Krishna. > > > At the entrance to the main building of the varsity > is > an idol of Goddess Saraswathi. Alongside the > Goddess, > are two elephants holding a Kalasha each, atop the > Goddess’ head. In the nearby columns there are two > sets of Ashtadalas etched within a circle. There are > also nine kindis to the north wall of this room. > > There is a gopura to the south of the main building > and a mantapa on the first storey, which is etched > with beautiful inscriptions. If one sees the > monument > from its front, one can see Anjaneya to the left and > Garuda to the right, as if welcoming the visitor. > Similar inscriptions are seen at the rear portion of > the monument too. > > A Mutt was built for Vyasaraya, who was the Rajaguru > of Vijayanagar emperor Sri Krishnadevaraya, near > Chakratheertha in the 15th Century. A hall, library > and a school was built within this Mutt. Vyasaraya, > who set up a scholarly institution, expanded it > gradually into the Lokapavana University. > > Eventually, people began referring to the Mutt as > the > Vishnupavana Mutt. > > The head of the University was Vyasaraya himself and > over 10,000 students were educated here, among them > German and Yehudi students too. In addition to Vedic > education, students were trained in Vaasthu, > sculpting, psychology, commerce, mechanics and other > such streams. In fact, the varsity is said to have > had > many branches across the country. > > In Hardwar, it was Sathyanath, in Kashi Jayadev, in > Bengal it was Eshwarsoori, in Gaya Harimishra, in > Udupi Vadiraja, in Mulbagal Pragnanidhi, in Kanchi > it > was Srinivas Theertha who ran the show — these men > were made vice-chancellors in the respective areas, > according to ‘Vyasayogi Charitha’, a Sanskrit Champu > Kavya by Somanatha and ‘Saraswatha Parinama’, an > epic > by Raghavendrappa in 1811. > > The foreign traveller Nannis, in his writings about > the Vijayanagar empire, speaks of the long > processions, a decorated yathi seated in a golden > chariot, with musical accompaniments, as part of the > varsity’s convocation. ______________________________\ ____ Bored stiff? Loosen up... Download and play hundreds of games for free on Games. http://games./games/front Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 21, 2007 Report Share Posted January 21, 2007 Herewith attaching copies of two pages of my book SREE VYASARAJA KATHA CHANDRIKA RELATED TO THE SUBJECT.Namaskara,srinivasachar.Raghu Rao <rrao115 wrote: Here's an article in Deccan Herald on the same:- http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/jan142007/state058252007114.asp > Varsity equally famous as Nalanda found > > A bigger and more prominent university than Nalanda > University has been discovered near Hampi. Believed > to > have housed more native and foreign students than > Nalanda, the Lokapavana University at Chakratheertha > near Hampi is expected to open up new vistas of > discussion in history. > > The newly discovered Lokapavana University was built > by Vyasaraya during the Vijayanagar era in Hampi. > However, the persons who discovered this historical > monument do not belong to any research group. They > are > commoners, illiterates, to whom this monument was > just > the ‘Vyasa Mutt’.When the Deccan Herald reporter > visited the spot, photographed the sites and > discussed > them with experts, more startling facts came to > light. > > > The University, located opposite the Vali Sugriva > cave, near Chakratheertha, faces the western > direction. To the South West of the varsity, one can > see the gopura of Virupaksha Temple; on one side is > also the Mathanga Parvatha, while on the other > (South) > is the temple of Anjaneya, who was the well-revered > God for Vyasaraya. To the left of the varsity is a > sloping road and a Purandara Mantapa while to the > North East is Vijaya Vittala temple, the abode of > the > lord of Vyasaraya’s poems, Krishna. > > > At the entrance to the main building of the varsity > is > an idol of Goddess Saraswathi. Alongside the > Goddess, > are two elephants holding a Kalasha each, atop the > Goddess’ head. In the nearby columns there are two > sets of Ashtadalas etched within a circle. There are > also nine kindis to the north wall of this room. > > There is a gopura to the south of the main building > and a mantapa on the first storey, which is etched > with beautiful inscriptions. If one sees the > monument > from its front, one can see Anjaneya to the left and > Garuda to the right, as if welcoming the visitor. > Similar inscriptions are seen at the rear portion of > the monument too. > > A Mutt was built for Vyasaraya, who was the Rajaguru > of Vijayanagar emperor Sri Krishnadevaraya, near > Chakratheertha in the 15th Century. A hall, library > and a school was built within this Mutt. Vyasaraya, > who set up a scholarly institution, expanded it > gradually into the Lokapavana University. > > Eventually, people began referring to the Mutt as > the > Vishnupavana Mutt. > > The head of the University was Vyasaraya himself and > over 10,000 students were educated here, among them > German and Yehudi students too. In addition to Vedic > education, students were trained in Vaasthu, > sculpting, psychology, commerce, mechanics and other > such streams. In fact, the varsity is said to have > had > many branches across the country. > > In Hardwar, it was Sathyanath, in Kashi Jayadev, in > Bengal it was Eshwarsoori, in Gaya Harimishra, in > Udupi Vadiraja, in Mulbagal Pragnanidhi, in Kanchi > it > was Srinivas Theertha who ran the show — these men > were made vice-chancellors in the respective areas, > according to ‘Vyasayogi Charitha’, a Sanskrit Champu > Kavya by Somanatha and ‘Saraswatha Parinama’, an > epic > by Raghavendrappa in 1811. > > The foreign traveller Nannis, in his writings about > the Vijayanagar empire, speaks of the long > processions, a decorated yathi seated in a golden > chariot, with musical accompaniments, as part of the > varsity’s convocation. ________ Bored stiff? Loosen up... Download and play hundreds of games for free on Games. http://games./games/front Here’s a new way to find what you're looking for - Answers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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