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LITERARY HERITAGE OF INDIA. — Social Science STD 10 — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 10Social ScienceLITERARY HERITAGE OF INDIA.3 Marks
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Give information about Nalanda Vidyapith.
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Answer

Nalanda University
  • The ancient Nalanda University was situated at Badgaon of Patna district in Bihar.
  • It followed more of Buddhist and Jain traditions.
  • It was a pilgrimage place for Jains as Mahavir Swami visited it often.
  • Since the fifth century its fame increased as Kumar Gupta built a monastery here.
  • The great Chinese traveller Hiuen Tsang came here in the $7th$ century and he took $657$ books from here to China.
  • The university is in ruins today however, it was a pious place of Indian culture.
  • Students from all over India and various part of the world came here to study.

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