The University of Nalanda c11.25

c11.25

Sthiramati, since he is spoken of by Hiuen Tsiang, must have flourished some years, perhaps a century, before the Chinese traveller. We can, however, fix the date of Sthirmati with some certainty, if he is the same Sthiramati who along with Gunamati built a monastery at Valabhi.² Very probably they are identical since Hiuen Tsiang speaks of Sthiramati as well as Gunamati.