Nalanda

Nalanda nəlänˈdə [key], Buddhist monastic center in what is now Baragaon, Bihar state, E central India. Often referred to as a university, Nalanda was, from the 4th to the 12 cent. a.d., the most renowned center of Buddhist learning in India. There are extensive ruins of stupas, monasteries, and temples.

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