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Nalanda, 90 kms south of Patna, literally means the place that confers the lotus. It was one of the oldest universities of the world.
It has nine million books, ten thousand students, two thousand teachers and was a centre of great learning which reached its zenith between 5th and 12th Century A.D. Both Lord Buddha and Lord Mahavira visited this place.
Emperor Ashoka built a Vihara, while Emperor Harshvardhan donated a 26mtrs.
High copper image of Buddha and Emperor Kumar Gupta built a college of fine arts. In 1951, an International Centre for Buddhist Studies was established in Nalanda. Nava Nalanda Vihar, 2kms from here, is a similar institution.
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