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Nalanda, Bihar, India HD, Nalanda University Ruins, India Travel Videos HD, World Travel Guide http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=World1Tube Nālandā was an ancient centre of higher learning in Bihar, India. The site is located about 88 kilometres south east of Patna, and was a religious centre of learning from the fifth century AD to 1197 AD. Nalanda flourished between the reign of the Śakrāditya (whose identity is uncertain and who might have been either Kumara Gupta I or Kumara Gupta II) and 1197 AD, supported by patronage from the Hindu Gupta rulers as well as Buddhist emperors like Harsha and later emperors from the Pala Empire. The complex was built with red bricks and its ruins occupy an area of 14 hectares. (488 by 244 metres) At its peak, the university attracted scholars and students from as far away as Tibet, China, Greece, and Persia.[6] Nalanda was ransacked and destroyed by a Turkish Muslim army under Bakhtiyar Khilji in 1193. The great library of Nalanda University was so vast that it is reported to have burned for three months after the invaders set fire to it, ransacked and destroyed the monasteries, and drove the monks from the site. In 2006, Singapore, China, India, Japan, and other nations, announced a proposed plan to restore and revive the ancient site as Nalanda International University. Another ancient University, named as Tiladhaka University has been discovered at Telhara area in Nalanda. This university also finds mentions in the writings of Chinese Traveller Hiuen Tsang. Nalanda University Ruins, India --------------------------------------------- Nalanda University was one of the first universities in the world, founded in the 5th Century BC, and reported to have been visited by the Buddha during his lifetime. At its peak, in the 7th century AD, Nalanda held some 10,000 students when it was visited by the Chinese scholar Xuanzang. ==================== Visit Nalanda, Visit Bihar, Visit India, Nalanda Travel, Bihar Travel, India Travel, Nalanda Tours, Bihar Tours, India Tours, Nalanda Tourism, Bihar Tourism, India Tourism, Nalanda Travel Guide, Bihar Travel Guide, India Travel Guide, Nalanda, Bihar, India, Nalanda University Ruins