Hyderabad: To attract students, including international students from East Asia and Southeast Asia, the Telangana Government plans to establish a Buddhist University in Nagarjunasagar, around 165 km from Hyderabad, in Nalgonda.
This will be the first university in South India and unique in terms of the course that is being proposed.
The state government has developed ‘Bhuddavanam’ in 274 broad acres in Nagarjunasagar and parts of the land, around 40 to 60 acres, will be allocated to universities.
Nagarjunasagar has been chosen for establishing a university as the first Buddhist philosopher and monk, Acharya Nagarjuna, lives in Nagarjunasagar and preach Mahayana.
“A proposal has been sent to the state government for the allocation of land for the proposed university.
The detailed project report has also been prepared.
The minister’s chairman will immediately receive a call,” said the Special Officer Buddhavanam Malepally Lax to Tii on Tuesday.
He said as many as 68 subjects (themes) – culture, architecture, literature, and other subjects such as drugs, paintings, philosophies, hospitality, martial arts, engineering, administration, management and technology at Buddha – will be taught.
The Malaysian group has advanced to develop universities as group owners are followers of Acharya Nagarjuna.
The company also prepares the food processing industry in Siddipet.
Tourism Minister V Srinivas Good said that in addition to the Buddhist University, a monastery would be established by the Maha Bodhi Society, Bengaluru, and others by Taiwan-based Guang Shan monastery, a Chinese Buddhist monastery in Dashu District, Taiwan.
“The health center supported by the Dalai Lama will be regulated too, while Delhi-based groups want to build hotels for visitors,” he said.
Although Buddhavanam began during the Congress regime, the Government TRS traced the project and completed it at a cost of 68 crores.
The possibility must be officially inaugurated by CM immediately.
During the inauguration, he tended to announce universities and many steps to develop the area as part of the Buddhist circuit.