Nalanda
The ruins of Nalanda Mahavihara, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Bihar, eastern India, preserve what was once one of the ancient world's great centres of Buddhist learning — operating for nearly a thousand years from 427 CE until around 1400 CE. Established by the Gupta emperor Kumaragupta I, the monastery drew scholars of Mahayana Buddhism from across Asia, including the Chinese pilgrim Xuanzang, and taught subjects ranging from philosophy and medicine to mathematics and astronomy.
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- Nearest water from center 0.7 km0.5 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 10 km6.3 mi
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Nalanda: quick answers
Where is Nalanda?
Nalanda is in India, about 60 km37 miles in a straight line from Patna.
How do you get to Nalanda?
The nearest airport is Patna (PAT), about 2 hr 25 min away by road. The nearest train station is Nalanda, about 11 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Nalanda?
The warmest month is May, averaging 33°C91°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at 16°C61°F. The wettest month is July, with about 305 mm12.0 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Nalanda?
OpenStreetMap lists 1 museum, 1 café and 5 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.
What's near Nalanda?
Other Wandering Well picks within 60 km include Manpur.