Nalanda University returns to life

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Nalanda University returns to life

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Hello all,

Nalanda is in Bihar State and was the first great Buddhist University.

India's Ancient University returns to life
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22160989

With metta,
Chris
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Hello all,

Photos of ancient Nalanda University:

http://images.google.com.au/search?site ... lAW8noGIBg

With metta,
Chris
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I hope it will be successful despite the doubts people have about the location :)
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Good news!

See my photo in my signature line. :tongue:

One of the oldest universities of any kind, during its heyday, it had around 8,000 to 10,000 students.
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I would endorse Nava Nalanda Mahavihara, founded in 1951, as a truly Buddhist institution:

http://www.nnm.ac.in/about/index.html
http://www.nnm.ac.in/about/history/index.html
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cooran wrote: India's Ancient University returns to life
yeah. And they spam my mailbox almost every day.
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nice place to meditate and study sutras.
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