Yjnayavalkya Lakshminarayan Vidyapeeth

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Yjnayavalkya Lakshminarayan Vidyapeeth

Parent institution	Nepal Sanskrit University
Founders	Tasmaiya Baba and King Hema Karna Sen
Established	1744 CE (1801 BS)
Mission	Sanskrit Language and Hindu Vedic Education
Location	Matihani, Mahottari , Madhesh , Nepal
Website	www.nsu.edu.np

Yjnayavalkya Lakshminarayan Vidyapeeth (Sanskrit: याज्ञवल्क्य लक्ष्मीनारायण विद्यापीठ) is a Sanskrit–language Nepalese university campus.[1][2] 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, Math Varanasidas and Chhatranath, started teaching Vedas, Nyaya Shastra and Jyotish Shastra.[7]

Programs

• Uttar Madhyama (Intermediate)
• Shastri (Bachelor's)[8]
• Prakshastri

References

1. "धार्मिक पर्यटन अभिवृद्धि गर्दै मटिहानी". Online Khabar. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
2. "Yjnayavalkya Lakshminarayan Vidyapeeth". Edusanjal. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
3. "Yjnayavalkya Lakshminarayan Vidyapeeth, Mahottari". College Nepal. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
4. "Kantipur-याज्ञवल्क्यमा आचार्य तह - कान्तिपुर समाचार". ekantipur.com. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
5. "समावेशी बन्दै संस्कृत शिक्षा". Makalu Khabar (in Nepali). 2022-08-02. Retrieved 2022-11-10. राजकीय संस्कृत माध्यमिक विद्यालयसँगै जोडिएर भगवान् लक्ष्मीनारायण र महामुनि याज्ञवल्क्यका नाउँमा स्थापित याज्ञवल्क्य लक्ष्मीनारायण विद्यापीठ ९संस्कृत क्याम्पस० मा स्नातक तहसम्मको उच्च शिक्षा लिन पाएपछि यहाँ पढ्न आउने विद्यार्थीलाई थप सजिलो भएको हो ।
6. "महोत्तरीमा शिक्षामन्त्री: भाषण गरे, उद्घाटन गरेनन् :: सुजीतकुमार झा :: Shilapatra शिलापत्र - खबरको स्थायी ठेगाना". shilapatra.com. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
7. "NSU -याज्ञवल्क्य लक्ष्मीनारायण विद्यापीठ, मटिहानी". www.nsu.edu.np. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
8. "Yjnayavalkya Lakshminarayan Vidyapeeth". Edusanjal. Retrieved 2021-08-31.