Yjnayavalkya Lakshminarayan Vidyapeeth (Sanskrit: याज्ञवल्क्य लक्ष्मीनारायण विद्यापीठ) is a Sanskrit–language Nepalese university campus.[1][2] It is one of the constituent campuses of Nepal Sanskrit University.[3] It was established in 1774 CE (1801 BS) by Hema Karna Sen, the King of Makwanpur and a sage named Tasmaiya Baba in Matihani village of Nepal.[4] It is one of the oldest educational institutions of Nepal and has helped establish Matihani, Mahottari as a centre of Sanskrit and Vedic education.
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Parent institution | Nepal Sanskrit University |
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Founder(s) | Tasmaiya Baba and King Hema Karna Sen |
Established | 1744 CE (1801 BS) |
Mission | Sanskrit Language and Hindu Vedic Education |
Location | , , |
Website | www |
Etymology
editThe campus is named after the Hindu sage Yajnavalkya and the divine couple Lakshmi Narayana. The campus was established on the premise of a temple dedicated to Lakshmi Narayana.[5] Vidyapeeth loosely translates to an education centre.
History
editIn 1744 (1801 BS), King Hema Karna Sen of Makwanpur, built a temple dedicated to Lakshmi Narayana at Matihani and a sage named Tasmaiya Baba started teaching Sanskrit below a Peepul tree located at the temple's premises. From 1950 BS (1893-1894), the institution started teaching Sanskrit grammar, Vedanta, and Ramayana.[6] From 1968 BS (1911-1912), the Mahanth (main priest) of Lakshminarayan, Math Varanasidas and Chhatranath, started teaching Vedas, Nyaya Shastra and Jyotish Shastra.[7]
Programs
edit- Uttar Madhyama (Intermediate)
- Shastri (Bachelor's)[8]
- Prakshastri
References
edit- ^ "धार्मिक पर्यटन अभिवृद्धि गर्दै मटिहानी". Online Khabar. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- ^ "Yjnayavalkya Lakshminarayan Vidyapeeth". Edusanjal. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
- ^ "Yjnayavalkya Lakshminarayan Vidyapeeth, Mahottari". College Nepal. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
- ^ "Kantipur-याज्ञवल्क्यमा आचार्य तह - कान्तिपुर समाचार". ekantipur.com. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- ^ "समावेशी बन्दै संस्कृत शिक्षा". Makalu Khabar (in Nepali). 2022-08-02. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
राजकीय संस्कृत माध्यमिक विद्यालयसँगै जोडिएर भगवान् लक्ष्मीनारायण र महामुनि याज्ञवल्क्यका नाउँमा स्थापित याज्ञवल्क्य लक्ष्मीनारायण विद्यापीठ ९संस्कृत क्याम्पस० मा स्नातक तहसम्मको उच्च शिक्षा लिन पाएपछि यहाँ पढ्न आउने विद्यार्थीलाई थप सजिलो भएको हो ।
- ^ "महोत्तरीमा शिक्षामन्त्री: भाषण गरे, उद्घाटन गरेनन् :: सुजीतकुमार झा :: Shilapatra शिलापत्र - खबरको स्थायी ठेगाना". shilapatra.com. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- ^ "NSU -याज्ञवल्क्य लक्ष्मीनारायण विद्यापीठ, मटिहानी". www.nsu.edu.np. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
- ^ "Yjnayavalkya Lakshminarayan Vidyapeeth". Edusanjal. Retrieved 2021-08-31.