| Introduction |
| Introduction | Places of Interest | How to Reach |
| The ancient town in Bihar was once home to the world's first university for higher learning.
Nalanda is about 90 km southeast of Patna. Nalanda means "giver of knowledge". |
| The university at Nalanda began as a Buddhist monastery. Lord Buddha stayed at Nalanda
several times in the local mango grove. |
| Lord Mahavir is also believed to have attained 'moksha' at Pawapuri, which is located in
Nalanda. Also, according to one sect of Jainism, he was born in the nearby village, Kundalpur. |
| Interestingly, there's a Nalanda Buddhist Centre (NBC) in Brazil. Set up in 1989, the centre was so named as a tribute to the great legacy of Nalanda, The NBC was the second
Theravada Buddhist tradition centre set up in Brazil 22 years after the Sri Lankan temple was
first established. |
