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Nalanda is founded as a great Buddhist university

427 CE · India, Asia · Culture

Nalanda is founded as a great Buddhist university
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Nalanda was a renowned Buddhist mahavihara in medieval Magadha, eastern India. Widely considered to be among the greatest centres of learning in the ancient world and often referred to as "the world's first residential university", it was located near the city of Rajagriha, roughly 90 kilometres (56 mi) southeast of Pataliputra.

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