Ancient Mithila University

By Santosh Chaudhary , M.Sc (Physics) Nalanda Open University   Bing AI generated Symbolic image of Gargi Vachaknavi Gargi Vachaknavi , also known as Gārgī Vāchaknavī , was an ancient Indian sage and philosopher at the Ancient Mithila University . She is honored as a great natural philosopher and renowned expounder of the Vedas. In the Vedic literature, she is referred to as Brahmavadini , a person with knowledge of Brahma Vidya . Gargi Vachaknavi was the daughter of sage Vachaknu in the lineage of sage Garga . She was named after her father as Gargi Vachaknavi. From a young age, she displayed a keen interest in Vedic scriptures and became proficient in fields of philosophy. She was highly knowledgeable in the Vedas and Upanishads and held intellectual debates with other philosophers. The symbol of the earliest scholar feminism  Gargi Vachaknavi participated in the Brahmayajna , a philosophic debate organized by King Janaka of Videha. In this debate, she challenged the sage ...

By Santosh Chaudhary , M.Sc (Physics) Nalanda Open University There are some literary evidences of the University of the Ancient Mithila Kingdom, which was a prominent center of learning and philosophy in ancient India. Some of these evidences are: Bing AI generated Symbolic picture of the Headquarter of the Ancient Mithila University - By Santosh Chaudhary of Nalanda Open University  - The Ashtavakra Gita or Ashtavakra Samhita , a Sanskrit text that records the dialogue between the sage Ashtavakra and King Janaka of Mithila on the nature of self and reality. - The Shatapath Brahmana ,  a Brahman text of the Shukla Yajurveda written by the great Vedic sage Yajnavalkya at Jagban village of Mithila region. Yajnavalkya is considered as the father of the Ancient Indian Philosophy. Bing AI generated Symbolic picture of the Yajnavalkya Ashram at Jagban village  - The Shashti Tantra , a Sanskrit text composed by Maharishi Panchshikha, a scholar of Mithila University, who taught...

By Santosh Chaudhary M.Sc (Physics) Nalanda Open University, Yajnavalkya was a Vedic sage who lived around the 8th century BCE. He is considered one of the most important figures in the development of Indian philosophy, and is credited with coining the term Advaita (non-duality of Atman and Brahman ). He also developed the theory of neti neti ("not this, not this"), which is a method of negating all false notions of the Atman in order to realize its true nature. Yajnavalkya was associated with the Ancient Mithila University , a renowned center of learning in the Mithila region of India.  He is said to have been the head of the philosophical Vidya Parishad (council of scholars) at the university. Yajnavalkya is best known for his teachings on the nature of reality, consciousness, and the Self. His ideas are recorded in the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad , one of the most important Upanishads in Hinduism. In the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, Yajnavalkya engages in a series of philos...

Book Written by Santosh Chaudhary  Take a look at this Ancient Mithila University on Flipkart https://dl.flipkart.com/s/1EivpiNNNN The concept of writing the topic " Ancient Mithila University " was developed by Santosh Chaudhary , a Post Graduate in Physics from Nalanda Open University , Patna, India. Chaudhary was inspired to write about the Ancient Mithila University after finding a question about it on the UPSC's Civil Services Examination question paper. He realized that there was a lack of awareness about this important ancient Indian university, and he wanted to write a book to share its history and stories. Initially he created an article "Ancient Mithila University" at Wikipedia after that he wrote his own first book "Ancient Mithila University". Chaudhary's book, " Ancient Mithila University ", was published in 2023. It is a comprehensive and informative account of the university, covering its history, academics, culture, and ...

By Santosh Chaudhary, M.Sc (Physics) Nalanda Open University The court of King Janaka was the headquarter of the Ashramas and Gurukula of the Ancient Mithila University. Janaka was the king of the Videha kingdom, which was located in the Mithila region of present-day Bihar and Nepal. He was known for his wisdom and his patronage of learning. Statue of the Great Sage Yajnavalkya at entrance of the complex of Shaktipeeth Uchchaith in Madhubani district. The Ashramas and Gurukul were centers of learning where students would study the Vedas, the Upanishads, and other ancient texts. They would also study philosophy, logic, and other subjects. The court of Janaka was a place where scholars from all over India would gather to debate and discuss ideas. It was a major center of learning and intellectual activity in ancient India. Kalidas Dih, Uchchaith, Madhubani The Ancient Mithila University was not a single, unified institution. It was a tradition of learning that evolved over centuries. T...

The author of the Wikipedia page " Ancient Mithila University " is sntshkumar750 . The page was created on July 1, 2021 , and sntshkumar750 is the only contributor to the page. The real name of the Wikipedia user sntshkumar750 is Santosh Chaudhary. He is Post Graduate in Physics from Nalanda Open University. Santosh Chaudhary studied B.Sc ( Physics Honours ) from Anugrah Narayan College, Patna. He completed his Bachelor degree from Magadh University, Bodh Gaya.   Later the same content was copied to different other encyclopedic websites. The most important figure of the Ancient Mithila University was the great Vedic sage Yajnavalkya.  Yajnavalkya is considered as the father of the Ancient Indian Philosophy. The Vedic King Janaka was the Chancellor of the Ancient Mithila University. The court of the King Janaka was the scholarly assembly for the Shastrartha and debate between scholars.  The scholars who won the debates were rewarded with thousands milk giving cows and gold...