Pāli Dictionary

takkasilā

Part of speech

noun · feminine

general

  • Takkasilā, capital of Gandhāra, famed as a centre of learning (Skt. Takṣaśilā; Gk. Taxila)

Encyclopedia

Takkasilā
Place

  • The capital of Gandhāra, renowned as a great center of learning in Jātaka tradition, where princes and scholars from across India came to study.

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