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Nalanda, the Buddhist mega-monastery in present-day Bihar, was perhaps the single most famous centre of higher learning in all of Asia. It attracted students from Java, Tibet, China, and possibly even Mongolia and Korea. How did it rise to such eminence? As controversies rage about entrance examinations and higher studies in India today, Anirudh Kanisetti explains the lessons of the past.
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Sastri, KA Nilakanta. "Nālanda." Journal of the Madras University XIII (2). Reprint.
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