The University of Nalanda c14.27

c14.27

And these various buildings were encircled by a wall, which was not merely a construction of brick and mortar but a source of inspiration to all the prospective students. For, on its front wall, on the right of the principal entrance, was painted the likeness of Nāgārjuna, once the head of the University, and on the left, the portrait of Atīśa himself, who figured at Vikramaśīlā.¹