There have been several cities in Ancient India that had been great centers of learning.

• Takshashila University (in the modern day city of Taxila) near Islamabad, Pakistan (7th BCE- 460 CE), the world's first university
• Nalanda University in Bihar (About 425- 1040 CE)
• Odantapuri in Bihar (About 550- 1040CE)
• Somapura now in Bangladesh (Gupta period to Turkish conquest)
• Jagaddala (Pala period to Turkish conquest)
• Vikramshila in Bihar (About 800- 1040CE)
• Valabhi in Gujarat (Maitrak period to Arab raids)
• Varanasi in UP (8th century to modern times)
• Kanchipuram in Tamil Nadu
• Manyakheta in Karnataka
• Sharada Temple in Kashmir
• Ratnagiri in Orissa

External references

• Somapura Mahavihara

• The six Buddhist universities of ancient India

• The historic Vikramasila university

• Samye Monastery a copy of Odantapuri

• Paharpur

• Vidyakara's Subhasitaratnakosa (Jagaddla)

• The Bakhshali manuscript from Takshashila region

• Ancient Buddhist Monastic Establishments in Bangladesh

• Sarada Temple in Kashmir

• A Center Of Great Buddhist Teachings