Yjnayavalkya Lakshminarayan Vidyapeeth
Sanskrit education institute in Nepal
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| Parent institution | Nepal Sanskrit University |
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| Founders | Tasmaiya Baba and King Hema Karna Sen |
| Established | 1744 CE (1801 BS) |
| Mission | Sanskrit Language and Hindu Vedic Education |
| Location | , , |
| Website | www |
Yjnayavalkya Lakshminarayan Vidyapeeth (Sanskrit: याज्ञवल्क्य लक्ष्मीनारायण विद्यापीठ) is a Sanskrit–language Nepalese university campus.[1][2] It is the first school of Nepal. 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.
Etymology
The 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
In 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 Matha Varanasidas and Chhatranath, started teaching Vedas, Nyaya Shastra and Jyotish Shastra.[7]
Programs
- Uttar Madhyama (Intermediate)
- Shastri (Bachelor's)[8]
- Prakshastri
