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The International Journal of the Royal Society of Thailand
The International Journal of the Royal Society of Thailand
Volume XIII – 2021
Volume XII, 2020

A Reflection on Nalanda Monastery as an Inspiration for Promoting
• The paper should be submitted to the Editorial Board in three copies
Scientific and Technological Capabilities in Thailand
and an electronic file as a text file (e.g. doc).
• Figures should be numbered and stored in separate files with legends 1

Soraj Hongladarom
included in the main text file.
• Either English or American spelling can be used but should be
Abstract consistent for the entire article.

Article Structure
This paper is a look back at what happened at Nalanda Monastery and
Each article should contain the following :
University in ancient India as a source of inspiration for the development of
• Title
scientific and technological capabilities in Thailand. The paper starts out by
• Short title for page headings
giving a general overview of Nalanda University. It moves on to discuss some of
the basic Buddhist philosophy that was taught there, and the rest of the paper
• Authors and their affiliations
• A concise abstract (not more than 300 words)
links up these basic philosophy with how to develop scientific and technological
• Key words
capabilities. There are four conditions that are necessary if Thailand and Thai
• Main text divided into sections e.g. Introduction, Materials and
universities and research institutions are to develop their capabilities. These are
Methods, Results and Conclusion
research freedom, commitment to excellence, material endowments, and
• References (of all articles cited in the text)
ethics, all of which were present at Nalanda and contributed significantly to
• Table and Figure captions (numbered in sequence as they appear in
Nalanda’s being one of the greatest institutions of higher learning in history.
the text)
The last component, ethics, is perhaps the most important, as it is necessary for
Abstract
the environment in which the capabilities can thrive to function smoothy in the
The abstract should be concise and informative, not more than 300 words.
first place.
It should not only indicate the general scope of the article but also state the main
results and conclusions.
Keywords: Nalanda University, ancient India, Buddhism, scientific and technological
Ethical Guidelines
capabilities
Experimental investigation papers must state in the Materials and
Methods section that
1) informed consent was obtained from all adult participants and from
2
For many centuries Nalanda Monastery was the most advanced institution
parents or legal guardians of minors, including the name of the appropriate
of higher learning in the world. The monastery first took shape during the Pala
institutional review board having approved the project;
dynasty around the fifth century C. E. and continued for almost a thousand years,

2) the maintenance and care of experimental animals comply with the
until it went into decline and was finally destroyed by Muslim invaders in the
Thai National Institute of Health Guidelines for the humane use of laboratory
animals or the equivalent country authority or agency;
1 Soraj Hongladarom, Prof. Dr., Department of Philosophy and Center for Science, Technology, and Society,
3) approval is obtained from the relevant ethical committee.
Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University
2 In this paper I refrain from writing of Nalanda as “Nālandā,” as is indeed proper form of Sanskrit translit-
eration because this proper name has become in effect known worldwide without the diacritical marks.

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