Xuan Zang and other pilgrims spent time studying in Nalanda, the most famous Buddhist monastery, located in which of the following Indian state?

The correct answer is Bihar.

Key Points

• The university at Nalanda was established in the fifth century and shut down in the thirteenth.
• In the ancient Indian kingdom of Magadha, which is now called Bihar, Nalanda University served as the epicenter of learning.
• King of the Gupta Dynasty, Kumargupta I, founded the University of Nalanda.
• When it was at its busiest, it drew a lot of academics and students, even from abroad.
• Even from Central Asia, China, Korea, and Tibet, several academics and students visited.
• The focus of Nalanda University extended beyond Buddhist studies.
• Additionally, it gave pupils training in politics, the art of battle, medicine, algebra, and astronomy.
• Each structure was nine floors tall and housed a sizable library.
• Books covered a variety of topics, including religion, literature, astrology, astronomy, medicine, and much more

Additional Information

• The knowledge of this place was in the state of its climax. Due to international reputation, a large number of students had come to study from China, Mongolia, Tibet, Korea and other Asian countries.
• The level of teaching was extremely high here, to get an education in Mahavihar one was tested by A teacher. The leading centre of teaching of Mahayana Buddhism was Nalanda but other topics of education were also featured here.
• Finally, at the end of the 12th century, invader Bakhityar Khilji demolished the monastery, killed the monks and burned the valuable library.