"The whole establishment is surrounded by a brick wall, which encloses the entire convent from without. One gate opens into the great college, from which are separated eight other halls standing in the middle (of the Sangharama) [monasteries]. The richly adorned towers, and the fairy-like turrets, like pointed hill-tops are congregated together. The observatories seem to be lost in the vapours (of the morning), and the upper rooms tower above the clouds."
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Xuanzang describes the view from his window at Nalanda sometime in the 7th century CE; The life of Hiuen-Tsiang (Translated by Samuel Beal), p. 111
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Nalanda (/'nɑːlənðɑː/) was an acclaimed Mahavihara, a large Buddhist monastery in ancient Magadha (modern-day Bihar), India. The site is located
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