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NĀLANDĀ—The famous Buddhist institution at Bihar, comprising several *vihāra*, sangarama, dharmaganja, and *chaitya* buildings; there were colleges, halls, libraries, observatories, priests' chambers, ‘richly acorned towers and the fairy-like turrets’ and ‘brilliant and magn.ficent memorial’ buildings. ‘The whole establishment is surrounded by a brick-wall. One gate opens into the great college, from which are separated eight other halls, standing in the middle. (Accounts of Hiuen Tsiang, I-tsing, Tibetan writers, Excavations Archaeological Survey, and Sankalia); *see* under Viśvavidyālaya.