Culture & celebrations
Nalanda district: Nalanda MahaviharaIn the district
Incredible India calls Nalanda Mahavihara the world’s first residential university, a monastic centre that housed thousands of Buddhist monks.
Read source ↗Nalanda district: the Dharmaganja libraryIn the district
The page says its library, the Dharmaganja, held thousands of manuscripts, and teaching covered Buddhist philosophy, logic, Sanskrit grammar, medicine and astronomy.
Read source ↗Nalanda district: the ruinsIn the district
The page says the university declined and was destroyed in the 12th century CE, was rediscovered by British archaeologists in the 19th century, and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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