The university of ancient Taxila (ISO: Takṣaśilā Viśvavidyālaya) was a center of the Gurukula system of Sanskrit and Vedic learning in Taxila, Gandhara, in present-day Punjab, Pakistan, near the bank of the Indus River. It was established as a centre of education in religious and secular topics. It started as a Vedic seat of learning and in the early centuries CE it became a prominent centre of Buddhist scholarship as well.
The earliest remains of the site goes back to 10th century BC.[1] Many Buddhist and Hindu scholars have studied in Taxila.
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