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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Nalanda,
90 kms south of Patna, literally means the place that confers the lotus.
It was one of the oldest universities of the world.