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Established in 427 CE, Nalanda University in present-day Bihar, was home to one of the world’s first great universities, ...

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According to archaeologists, Gandhara, an ancient region ... Buddhist monasteries in Gandhara served as centres of learning, attracting scholars and monks from across Asia. These individuals ...

He added that the monastery operated with monks from the 10th century until July 10, 1821, when it was abandoned after the hanging of Abbot Silvestros and its looting by the Turks. He noted that ...