Nalanda First University Of The World

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As you want I am telling 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 and 2000 teachers when it was visited by the Chinese scholar Xuanzang.

Historical figures associated with Nalanda
Aryabhata
Aryadeva, student of Nagarjuna
Atisha, Mahayana and Vajrayana scholar
Chandrakirti, student of Nagarjuna
Dharmakirti, logician
Dharmapala
Dignaga, founder of Buddhist Logic
Nagarjuna, formaliser of the concept of Shunyata
Naropa, student of Tilopa and teacher of Marpa
Śāntarakṣita, founder of Yogācāra-Mādhyamika
Shilabhadra, the teacher of Xuanzang
Xuanzang, Chinese Buddhist traveller
Yijing, Chinese Buddhist traveller
Type Centre of learning
Length 800 ft (240 m)
Width 1,600 ft (490 m)
Area 12 ha (30 acres)
History
Founded 5th century CE
Abandoned 13th century CE
Events Likely ransacked by Bakhtiyar Khilji in c. 1200 CE
Site notes
Excavation dates 19151937, 19741982
Archaeologists David B. Spooner, Hiranand Sastri, J.A. Page, M. Kuraishi, G.C. Chandra, N. Nazim, Amalananda Ghosh
Public access Yes
Website ASI

ASI No. N-BR-43
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official name Archaeological Site of Nalanda Mahavihara (Nalanda University) at Nalanda, Bihar
Criteria Cultural: iv, vi
Reference 1502
Inscription 2016 (40th Session)
Area 23 ha
Buffer zone 57.88 ha