Question

Nalanda served as a great source of knowledge. Prove.

Answer 1

1. Nalanda was a large Buddhist monastery, in the ancient kingdom of Magadha (modern-day Bihar) in India.
2. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
3. Nalanda flourished under the patronage of the Gupta Empire in the 5th and 6th centuries.
4. The word Nalanda is a Sanskrit combination of three words Na + Alam + daa meaning “no stopping of the gift of knowledge”.
5. The school attracted scholars and students from near and far with some travelling from Tibet, China, Korea, and Central Asia