Takkasila / Takkasilā
शाब्दिक अर्थ (Shabdartha)
Ancient center of learning (modern Taxila)
व्युत्पत्ति एवं धातु मूल (Vyutpatti)
Pali name for the city known in Sanskrit as Takshashila, a renowned seat of learning in the northwest of the Indian subcontinent.
आध्यात्मिक भावार्थ व संदर्भ
Many Jataka tales send their young Bodhisatta to study at Takkasila under a famous teacher before he returns home to apply what he has learned.