NALANDA, was an acclaimed Mahavihara, a large Buddhist monastery
in the ancient kingdom of Magadha ( modern-day Bihar ) in India.
The site is located about 95 kilometres southeast of Patna
near the town of Bihar Sharif, and was a centre of
learning from the fifth century CE to c. 1200 CE.
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