SSC
INDIAN CULTURE
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Nalanda Vidyapeeth
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New Nalanda University
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Nalanda Mahavihara
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Nav Nalanda Mahavihara
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Detailed explanation-1: -In 1951, the Nava Nalanda Mahavihara (New Nalanda Mahavihara), a modern centre for Pali and Buddhism in the spirit of the ancient institution, was founded by the Government of Bihar near Nalanda’s ruins at the suggestion of Rajendra Prasad, India’s first president. It was deemed to be a university in 2006.
Detailed explanation-2: -Nalanda Mahavihara was founded by Kumargupta I of the Gupta dynasty in 5th century CE.
Detailed explanation-3: -In 2010, the Government of India passed a resolution to revive the famous university, and a contemporary institute, Nalanda University, was established at Rajgir.
Detailed explanation-4: -Nalanda was an acclaimed Mahavihara, a large Buddhist monastery in the ancient kingdom of Magadha (modern-day Bihar) in India.