Sanskrit and Vedic learning in Nadia
प्राचीन नदिया विश्वविद्यालय | |
| Alternative name | Nadia University |
|---|---|
| Location | Nadia district |
| Region | Bengal |
| Type | Center of Sanskrit and Vedic learning |
| History | |
| Builder | Lakshmana Sena |
| Founded | 11th century CE |
| Cultures | Hinduism |
Nadia was a centre of Sanskrit and Vedic learning in Bengal. It was one of the prominent centres for Sanskrit learning in the ancient Indian subcontinent. It became popular for the study of Navya Nyaya Shastra also known as New Logic. Navya Nyaya was the new version of the ancient Nyaya school of the Indian philosophy. It was situated at the confluence of the Ganga and Jalangi rivers in the present Nadia district. It had three centers for imparting education. They were Navadvipa, Gopalpura, and Shantipur.