Nalanda University Was Associated With

I want to know about the history of Nalanda University? What is the establishment year of Nalanda University? Who has founded the Nalanda University? In the beginning to whom the Nalanda University was associated with?

Hii sir, I Wants to get the Information About the Historical figures associated with Ancient Nalanda ?

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Nalanda was a Mahavihara, a large Buddhist monastery, in the ancient kingdom of Magadha (modern-day Bihar) in India. The site is located about 95 kilometres (59 mi) southeast of Patna near the town of Bihar Sharif,

The Information About the Historical figures associated with Nalanda is As Follow

Historical figures

Traditional sources state that Nalanda was visited by both Mahavira and the Buddha in c. 6th and 5th century BCE. this Place is Also visited by

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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