Nalanda

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The Great Stupa at Nalanda, India, a large ancient brick structure with stepped sides and smaller surrounding ruins, set in a green landscape.

Bronze statue of the Buddha from eastern India, dated to the 9th century AD, with one hand raised in a gesture of reassurance, displayed at the Nalanda Museum in Bihar, India.

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ancient university and Buddhist monastic center, India

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The Great Stupa at Nalanda, India, a large ancient brick structure with stepped sides and smaller surrounding ruins, set in a green landscape.

Nalanda Mahavira (University)

Archeological site of Nalanda Mahavira, present-day Bihar, India

Frederick M. Asher

Bronze statue of the Buddha from eastern India, dated to the 9th century AD, with one hand raised in a gesture of reassurance, displayed at the Nalanda Museum in Bihar, India.

Bronze Buddha at the Nalanda Museum

Eastern Indian bronze Buddha, c. 9th century ce;...

P. Chandra

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