Nepal Sanskrit University (formerly Mahendra Sanskrit University) was established in December 1986 and has its central office at Beljhundi in Dang district of

Lumbini Province Lumbini Province ( ne, लुम्बिनी प्रदेश, Lumbinī pradēśa) is a province in western Nepal. It borders Gandaki Province and Karnali Province to the north, Sudurpashchim Province to the west, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar o ...

Nepal Nepal (; ne, :ne:नेपाल, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in S ...

. It is 13 km away from the city of Ghorahi.

Academics

The university offers Bachelor (Shastri), Bachelor of Education, Masters (Acharya) and Doctoral courses in classical and modern subjects. It offers intermediate in Ayurveda, Bachelors Of Ayurvedic Medicine And Surgery (BAMS) and condensed courses for ''Ayurvedacharya''. The university has 12 constituent and 13 affiliated Vidhyapeetha (campuses) around the country. Inspired by the long unbroken tradition of

Sanskrit Sanskrit (; attributively , ; nominally , , ) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in South Asia after its predecessor languages had diffused there from the northwest in the late ...

, the university was established for the following purposes: *To fulfill the need for an autonomous institution for teaching/learning activities and research of Sanskrit at many levels. *To systematize Sanskrit education up to the highest level in the country. *To preserve and promote Sanskrit education in sectors of Nepalese society. *To develop the

into a centre for learning through

education. NSU offers facilities for degree and non-degree research works based on Sanskrit. It organizes training programs on Vedic and Buddhist teaching and Yoga training.

Administration

The Prime Minister is the chancellor of Nepal Sanskrit University. The pro-chancellor is the Minister for Education. The vice-chancellor is the chief administrator. On May 12, 2002, fire caused 27.5 million rupees worth of damage.

Affiliated campuses

*Balmiki Vidyapith,

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* Pindeshwor Vidyapeeth, Dharan, Sunsari *Janata Vidyapith, Dang *Bishow Bidhalaya Vidyapith, Beljhundi, Dang *Central Ayurveda Vidyapith, Beljhundi, Dang *Kalika Sanskrit Vidyapith, Nawalpur *Harihar Sanskrit Vidyapith, Argakhanchi *Sharada Vidyapith, Mahandranagar, Kanchanpur *BPK Sanskrit Vidyapith, Solukhumbu *Bhanu Sanskrit Vidyapith, Tanahun *Vindabashini Vidyapith, Kaski * Yjnayavalkya Lakshminarayan Vidyapeeth, Matihani, Mahottari *RuRu Sanskrit Vidyapith,

Gulmi Gulmi District ( ne, गुल्मी जिल्ला), a part of Lumbini Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Tamghas as its headquarters, covers an area of , had a population of 296,654 in 2001, 28 ...

*Janakhajari Vidyapith, Janakpur, Dhanusha *Radhadamodar Sanskrit Vidyapith, Syangja

References

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