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  2. Nalanda mahavihara - Wikipedia

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    Nalanda University (also known as Nalanda International University) is an international and research-intensive university located in the historical city of Rajgir in Bihar, India. It was established by an Act of Parliament to emulate the famous ancient university of Nalanda, which functioned between the 5th and 13th centuries.

  3. Nava Nalanda Mahavihara - Wikipedia

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    The present campus of the Mahavihara is some 100 km from the metropolis of Patna, situated on the southern bank of the historical lake Indrapuskarani. The ruins of the ancient University of Nalanda lie close to the northern bank. During India's first Global Buddhist Conference in 2021, the Dalai Lama inaugurated two new buildings at the University.

  4. Nalanda University - Wikipedia

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    Nālandā University (NU; ISO: Nālandā Vishwavidyalaya) is a premier research university located in the ancient city of Rajgir in the state of Bihar, India.Designated as an Institute of National Importance (INI) and excellence, it is the flagship project of the Ministry of External Affairs (India) [8] and the direct successor of the Nalanda monastery of medieval Magadha.

  5. File:Famed Buddhist Nalanda University ruins, 1993.jpg

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    Nalanda means "insatiable in giving". Date: 23 September 2009, 01:34:13: Source: Flickr: Famed Buddhist Nalanda University & Monastery ruins, brick stupas, ransacked & destroyed by Turkic Muslim invaders under Bakhtiyar Khalji in 1193, the great library was so vast - reported to have burned for three months, Bihar, India, 1993: Author ...

  6. Ancient institutions of learning in the Indian subcontinent

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    Nalanda University ruins. Nalanda (Pali: नालंंदा) was an ancient Buddhist Mahavihara, a revered university which served as a renowned centre of learning, in the ancient kingdom of Magadha (modern-day Bihar) in India. [11]

  7. Ancient higher-learning institutions - Wikipedia

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    However, unlike Takshila and Nalanda, the ruins of Pushpagiri were not discovered until 1995, when a lecturer from a local college first stumbled upon the site. [ 15 ] [ 16 ] The task of excavating Pushpagiri's ruins, stretching over 58 hectares (143 acres) of land, was undertaken by the Odisha Institute of Maritime and South East Asian Studies ...

  8. Nalanda district - Wikipedia

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    Then there is the railway coach maintenance plant at Harnaut Block of Nalanda. Tourism is well developed, with lakhs of people flocking at ruins of Nalanda University, Rajgir and Pawapuri. Rajgir was the first capital of Magadh Empire. Buddha had spent years at this place. Surrounded by five hills, it has got scenic views.

  9. List of World Heritage Sites in Southern Asia - Wikipedia

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    Archaeological Site of Nalanda Mahavihara (Nalanda University) at Nalanda, Bihar Nalanda District , Bihar , India 25°8′12″N 85°26′38″E  /  25.13667°N 85.44389°E  / 25.13667; 85.44389  ( Archaeological Site of Nalanda Mahavihara (Nalanda University) at Nalanda