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Tuesday, 28 August 2007

Nalanda, 90 kilometers from Patna has been the excellent source of learning in Ancient India. Nalanda was established in the 5th century and has been the excellent learning center till 12th century when it was destroyed.

  1. Temperature (°C) : Average temperature summer - Max. 43, Min. 21, winter - Max. 20, Min. 6
  2. Closet Airport : Gaya
  3. Closet Railway Station : Gaya
  4. Pleasant Time to Visit : October to March

Lord Budha and Mahavira also stayed here for long time for their education.

Chinese traveler, Hsuan Tsang also studied here in the 7th century.

All the courses available that time were offered at Nalanda University like logic, medicine, physics, literature etc.

The university had capacity for 10,000 students and 2,000 teachers. The university was providing free education.

The library at Nalanda University is beleived to containe 9 million books and journals.

When the library was burnt, its flame kept on evolving for a number of days. We canjust assume how big the library was!

A must visit place.

 

 

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