Nalanda University

In ancient time nalanda bodh university is one of the first and biggest university. In 6th century this place is known as 'nalak gram'. That is mango garden in ancient time. Which is also known as pavarika. Where they meet Maudgalyayana and Śāriputra .Nalanda derived from Nalam + Da. Nalam means lotus refer as knowledge. Da means giving. The nalanda university was demolished by bakhtiyaar khilji. They killed monks and burned the university. The nalanda university is burned for 6 month long. After that it destroyed slowly with times. The nalanda university is 10 km long. 5 km width. In nalanda university there are 10 thousands students and 15 thousands teachers. According to the tour guide.

What a beautiful place. History every one should know and visit. One must take a guide if new. Nalanda was one of the finest Universitys of the world. But allauddin khijli burnt everything.

Nalanda is an ancient center of higher learning in Bihar, India from 427 to 1197. Nalanda was
established in the 5th century AD in Bihar, India. Founded in 427 in northeastern India, not
far from what is today the southern border of Nepal, it survived until 1197. It was devoted to
Buddhist studies, but it also trained students in fine arts, medicine, mathematics, astronomy,
politics and the art of war.
The center had eight separate compounds, 10 temples, meditation halls, classrooms, lakes and
parks. It had a nine-story library where monks meticulously copied books and documents so
that individual scholars could have their own collections. It had dormitories for students,
perhaps a first for an educational institution, housing 10,000 students in the university’s
heyday and providing accommodations for 2,000 professors. Nalanda University attracted
pupils and scholars from Korea, Japan, China, Tibet, Indonesia, Persia and Turkey.
A half hour bus ride from Rajgir is Nalanda, the site of the world's first University. Although
the site was a pilgrimage destination from the 1st Century A.D., it has a link with the Buddha
as he often came here and two of his chief disciples, Sariputra and Moggallana, came from
this area. The large stupa is known as Sariputra's Stupa, marking the spot not only where his
relics are entombed, but where he was supposedly born.
The site has a number of small monasteries where the monks lived and studied and many of
them were rebuilt over the centuries. We were told that one of the cells belonged to Naropa,
who was instrumental in bringing Buddism to Tibet, along with such Nalanda luminaries as
Shantirakshita and Padmasambhava. A small opening in the cell revealed a tiny room where
Naropa supposedly meditated.
Nalanda's main importance comes from its Buddhist roots as a center of learning. Hsuan
Tsang, the famous pilgrim from China came here and studied and taught for 5 years in the 7th
Century A.D. Nalanda University at that time had over 10,000 students and 3,000 teachers.
For some 700 years, between the 5th and 12th Centuries, Nalanda was the center of
scholarship and Buddhist studies in the ancient world. A great fire wiped out the library of
over 9 million manuscripts and at the beginning of the 12th Century, the Muslim invader
Bakhtiyar Khalji sacked the university. It was in the 1860's that the great archeologist
Alexander Cunningham identified the site as the Nalanda University and in 1915-1916 the
Archeological Survey of India began excavations of the site. What has been excavated to date
is only a small part of the entire site but much of the ruins are beneath existing villages and
are unlikely to be revealed. The present site is well-maintained and very pleasant to visit.
Across the street is the small museum with some excellent Buddhist statues and about a
kilometer away is a temple dedicated to Hsuan Tsang. Nearby are the International Centre for
Buddhist Studies and the Nava Nalanda Mahivihara, set up for the research of Buddhism.

Nalanda..

Also Nalanda University one of the oldest university in Asia. Its popular for Buddhist education. It's a great historical place situated in Bihar. You can visit this place at any time with your friends and family. Rs. 40/- charged for Indian citizens and Rs. 600/- for foreigner. Its maintained by ASI. But there is clear evidence of lack of maintenance. It's a great place we have to maintain it properly and more security person to be provided and government should depute guide for foreigner visitors. You will feel great if you visit this place.

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 to1200 CE. This is the most popular tourist spot of Bihar, here we get to know a lot about history.

I think every Indian and history lover should visit this place to understand how vast and rich our history was. Nalanda is one of the very famous tourists spots from all over the country which is also known as Nalanda Vishwa Vidyalaya. If you visit the site you can feel how it would have been look-alike when in an original shape, you can smell the history on every wall and every structure.
I must say that this site is very well maintained and you can’t see any thrash anywhere inside the site, kudos to the Bihar government and aware tourists/travellers like us.
You can get a bus from Rajgir to reach the place, from there either you can hike or take a sharing auto to reach the actual site. At least reserve half of the day to discover the entire site, try reaching before 3 as it gets close by 5pm. If possible hire a guide to understand the place even more better.

Nalanda University is one of the prestigious universities of India which is commanded to be an international institution for intellectual, philosophical, historical & spiritual studies. The university is notable for the academic excellence and global vision of its ancestors and aspires to meet and exceed global standards of academic excellence.

The university was established in 1951, situated in Rajgir, at Bihar. Nalanda University is a postgraduate, research-exquisite international university supported by the countries of the East Asia Summit. It is approved by UGC.

Nalanda University offers PG, Doctoral and PG Diploma curriculums in a handful of specialisations. Courses are offered in the fields of Science, Arts & Management.

The remains of Nalanda University is an archaeological wonder from ancient times. The rich evidence of ancient education system in India along with architectural remains take you to that time. Visiting Nalanda University remains is like a open history book where one can feel proud to be a part of the rich heritage ✍✍

An ancient university situated around 60km of Bihar capital Patna. If you are visiting Bihar, This is the must go place for everyone. This is so big you can spend 1 day exploring this place and not able to cover everything. This showcase the education system of the ancient Bharat.

It is a UNESCO's world Heritage Site.
Nalanda University renowned Buddhist monastic university in Bihar (ancient). World's very first residential university, and among the greatest centers of learning in the ancient world, it was located near the city of Rajgir.
It was destroyed by the troops of Md. Bakhtiyar Khilji. Must visit place in Bihar.

If you want to know Indian History, you should, you must visit here. Although many buildings are not in good condition, but archeological department of India working hard to preserve our History.

Awesome place, give feel like we are in past with our ancestors. It a starting age and first university and first college of the world. I am so glad to see it. It's a such historic place made by our indian rulers (Hindu ruler).
I feel special one in the world.

Nalanda university is known for ancient Buddhist learning palace between 6-12 century, if you really interested in history then must visit here .
Can go with family and children as well friend also.
Very beautiful and nice palace at Bihar which is taking care and maintain by ASI
all the location are inspired and touched
You will be feeling like in 12th century here
We have ever enjoyed and learn many things here with friends

To witness the second oldest university in the world is pure enlightenment. The infrastructure at that time amazes anybody who visits it. We Indians were truly advanced.

A must visit historical site. One of the oldest universities of the world. It was residential university. We can now see the ruins of the buildings. We feel proud about the old heritage of our great country by visiting this place.

One of the ancient University of the world. It's proud for all Indians such famous University exists in India. In the ancient time foreigners comes India for their higher education. Right now it's not that much famous what previous known for it. Govt should focus more on it.

To witness the second oldest university in the world is pure enlightenment. The infrastructure at that time amazes anybody who visits it.
I love my bihar ❤

Nalanda University situated at Rajgir in Bihar was originally established in an around 400 AD and ran for about 800 years. Around 10000 Students from all over Asia were housed here in it's peak time that includes Lord Buddha. The University has now been taken over by UNESCO as a heritage centre.

The place has dorms , lecture halls of students clearly visible and a lot of other stuff😊
You can book/rent a car, or take a rickshaw to reach there from Rajgir or gaya or patna .

I recommend taking a guide else you'll just be looking at ruins of a place🙂
The guides are professionals with a license and you can ask whatever you want to know and
is definitely worth your money and time and effort and will make your trip more valuable

The entry fee for Indians is 40 rs and is different for foreign tourists .🙂
You can do a lot of street shopping around that area😀
I recommend paying a visit

One of the best historical place in country approx 65 km from the Patna City...must visit with friends and family and take a guide who will tell the historical facts about the university..