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Nalanda, ancient university and Buddhist monastic center southwest of Bihar Sharif in central Bihar state, northeastern India. Extensive excavations indicate that the monasteries were built during the Gupta period (5th century CE).
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Nalanda was established by emperor Kumaragupta I of the Gupta Empire around 427 CE, [11] and was supported by numerous Indian and Javanese patrons – both Buddhists and non-Buddhists. [12] [13] Nalanda continued to thrive with the support of the rulers of the Pala Empire (r. 750–1161 CE).
Feb 22, 2023 · More than 500 years before Oxford University was founded, India's Nalanda University was home to nine million books and attracted 10,000 students from around the world.
Nalanda, a large Buddhist monastery, now in ruins, was one of the most publicly acknowledged Mahaviharas of ancient India located in ancient Magadha kingdom (modern Bihar).
Jun 23, 2024 · The history of Nalanda — from comprehensive descriptions of the mahavihara, to its origin story and the rules students had to follow — has primarily been written based on Buddhist manuscripts, and travelogues by Chinese and Tibetan pilgrims.
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Nalanda was one of the greatest centres of education in early medieval India, and as an educational institution, its history goes back to The Buddha's lifetime. It was situated in the...
The Stupa of Sariputta at Nalanda. In ancient India, Nālānda (Sanskrit: meaning "giver of knowledge") was a once thriving monastic- university renowned both as a center of learning and for its large library of sacred texts.