ANCIENT HINDU TEMPLE IN PAKISTAN
9ANCIENT HINDU TEMPLE IN PAKISTAN PART 6.
By
Shri Arun Sharma
SHARDA PEETH (POK)
शारदा भुजङ्ग प्रयाताष्टकम्
सुवक्षोजकुम्भां सुधापूर्णकुम्भां
SHARADA PEETH , CENTRE OF LEARNING.
1.The Ruins of one of the Country’s Oldest Universities, called Sharada University is situated now in POK .The university had its own script Known as Sharada and it is said that once it had over 5,000 Scholars and the biggest library.
2.Sharda Peeth is more than140 km from Muzaffarabad city, An Archaeological Sites of importance in the Gurez Valley include Kanzalwan where the Last Council of Buddhism is believed to have been held .
3.Sharada Peeth is a Hindu Temple & Ancient Centre of Learning dedicated to The Hindu Goddess of Learning Sharada, Located in Pakistan — Administered Kashmir .
3.it was one of the Foremost Temple Universities of the Indian Subcontinent in Middle Republican and Medieval Kashmir, Hosting Scholars such as Kalhana , Adi Shankracharya ,Vairotsana, Kumarajiva , & Thonmi Sambhota.
4.It played a key Role in the Development and Popularisation of the Sharada Script in North India and Kashmir was sometimes Called Sharada Desh because of its Influence as a Centre of Learning.
5.The Vaishnava Saint Swami Ramanuja Traveled all the way from Srirangam to refer to Bodhayana’s Vritti on Brahma Sutras preserved here, before commencing work on writing his Commentary on the Brahma Sutras, the Sri Bhasya.
6a .It is at this Temple that Sankaracharya received the Right to sit on the Sarvan Jnana Peetham (Throne of Wisdom).The First Verse of ‘Prapanchsar’ composed by Adi Shankaracharya is devoted to the Praise of Sharada.
6b.The Sharada Image at Shringeri Sharadamba Temple in South India was once said to have been Made of sandalwood, which is said to have been taken by Sankaracharya from here.
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