Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Taxila" in English language version.
Kulke, Hermann; Rothermund, Dietmar (2004). A History of India (4th ed.). New York: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-32919-4."In the early centuries the centre of Buddhist scholarship was the University of Taxila."
Altekar, Anant Sadashiv (1965). Education in Ancient India (6th ed.). Nand Kishore."It may be observed at the outset that Taxila did not possess any colleges or university in the modern sense of the term."
Marshall, John (1951). Taxila: Structural remains – Volume 1. University Press."We come across several Jātaka stories about the students and teachers of Takshaśilā, but not a single episode even remotely suggests that the different 'world renowned' teachers living in that city belonged to a particular college or university of the modern type."
Prakash, Buddha (1964). Political And Social Movements in Ancient Punjab. Motilal Banarsidass. ISBN 9788120824584."Students from Magadha traversed the vast distances of northern India in order to join the schools and colleges of Taxila. We learn from Pali texts that Brahmana youths, Khattiya princes and sons of setthis from Rajagriha, Kashi, Kosala and other places went to Taxila for learning the Vedas and eighteen sciences and arts."
Prakash, Buddha (1964). Political And Social Movements in Ancient Punjab. Motilal Banarsidass. ISBN 9788120824584."Pāṇini and Kautilya, two masterminds of ancient times, were also brought up in the academic traditions of Taxila"
Prakash, Buddha (1964). Political And Social Movements in Ancient Punjab. Motilal Banarsidass. ISBN 9788120824584."Likewise, Jivaka, the famous physician of Bimbisara who cured the Buddha, learnt the science of medicine under a far-famed teacher at Taxila and on his return was appointed court-physician at Magadha. Another illustrious product of Taxila was the enlightened ruler of Kosala, Prasenajit, who is intimately associated with the events of the time of the Buddha."
Malalasekera, G. P. (1937). Dictionary of Pali Proper Names. Asian Educational Services (published 2003). ISBN 9788120618237."The Bodhisatta was once the youngest of one hundred sons of the king of Benares. He heard from the Pacceka Buddhas, who took their meals in the palace, that he would become king of Takkasilā if he could reach it without falling a prey to the ogresses who waylaid travellers in the forest. Thereupon, he set out with five of his brothers who wished to accompany him. On the way through the forest the five in succession succumbed to the charms of the ogresses, and were devoured. One ogress followed the Bodhisatta right up to the gates of Takkasilā, where the king took her into the palace, paying no heed to the Bodhisatta's warning. The king succumbed to her wiles, and, during the night, the king and all the inhabitants of the palace were eaten by the ogress and her companions. The people, realising the sagacity and strength of will of the Bodhisatta, made him their king."
