Nalanda's Museums & Heritage

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All Nalanda heritage

Nalanda Archaeological Museum

Nalanda, Nalanda · Est. 1923

Objects from one of the world's oldest universities, including manuscripts and everyday things from the 5th to the 12th centuries.

DecorativeArchaeology

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Nalanda Mahavihara

Nalanda, Nalanda

Thousands of monks and scholars from China, Korea and Tibet came here to study at one of the world's oldest residential universities.

Archaeology

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Pawapuri

Pawapuri, Nalanda

Mahavira attained Nirvana here, making it one of the four most important Jain pilgrimage sites in India.

Religious Heritage

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Xuanzang Memorial Hall, Nalanda

Nalanda, Nalanda · Est. 2006

Xuanzang spent 10 years at Nalanda learning Sanskrit and studying Buddhist philosophy, before carrying Buddhist texts home to China.

Religious HeritageUrban History

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