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Nālandā Mahavihara

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: Gabriel Mckee

Contributors: Jeffrey Becker

Last modified Jun 04, 2024 08:44 PM — History

tags: UWHS

Buddhist monastery and educational center founded during the Gupta Empire (5th century CE). The site was destroyed around 1200 CE. It was located in ancient and medieval Magadha (modern-day Bihar), eastern India.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/154636892

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
25.1363970023, 85.4434796266

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Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Nalanda (AD 400 - AD 1199) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

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Place type:
monastery

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Suggested citation:
Gabriel Mckee, and Jeffrey Becker, 'Nālandā Mahavihara: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2024 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/154636892> [accessed: 25 June 2024]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/154636892 |title=Places: 154636892 (Nālandā Mahavihara) |author=Mckee, G. |accessdate=June 25, 2024 3:06 am |publisher=Pleiades}}

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