Nalanda,
south of Patna, literally means the place that 'Confers the Lotus'. It was
perhaps one of the oldest Universities of the world. It had 9,000,000 books,
10,000 students, 2000 teachers and was a centre of great learning, which
reached its zenith between the 5th and 12th Century AD. Both Lord Mahavira
and Lord Buddha visited this place. Emperor Harsh Vardhan donated a 26mtrs.
high copper image of the Buddha, Emperor Ashoka built a Vihara and Emperor
Kumar Gupta built a college of fine arts. In 1951, an International Center
for Buddhist Studies was established in Nalanda.
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