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Ibolya Horváth
by Thibault Deckers
published on 14 March 2016
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Nalanda, located in modern-day Bihar, India, was an ancient center of learning. In its heyday, during the reign of Harshavardhana (606-647 CE), it had c. 10,000 students.

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