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Nalanda Monastery

Ruins of Nalanda Monastery
Ruins of Nalanda Monastery. / Sarah Jamerson, Flickr / CC BY-SA 2.0

WorldBlue  In short

Important Buddhist monastery and learning center in 427 – 1197 AD, one of the first great universities of the world. Complex of amazing buildings built from red brick. The most prominent remnant is the pyramid-shaped Sariputta Stupa.

4.2 out of 10 stars 41.8%

GPS coordinates
25.1369 N 85.4430 E
Location, address
Asia, India, Bihar, Nalanda District, north-west from Nalanda town
Religious architecture, Buddhist shrines, Public buildings, Educational buildings

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