[INDOLOGY] Amartya Sen and Nalanda

[Howard Resnick]

> "The issue of the spread of knowledge was raised in a conversation in the seventh century when Xuan Zang completed his studies and
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> was considering going back to China. The professors at Nalanda asked Xuan Zang to stay on as a member of the faculty."
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> The professors? The faculty? Completed his studies? Andrew would perhaps not characterize this as fantastic, but I think it fundamentally and entirely misrepresents the very nature of Nalanda, and plops it right down in the European context to which Sen wishes to equate the Indian institution.
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Were there really no teachers, no formal studies at ancient Nalanda? 

Perhaps Jonathon could explain what was in fact going on there.

Thanks!
Howard


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