The University of Nalanda c9.191

c9.191

We cannot close the account of the buildings of Nālandā in a better manner than by quoting what Hiuen Tsiang (who had stayed at Nālandā) felt and experienced. “The whole establishment (the vihāras, saṅghārāmas, and the library) is surrounded by a brick wall. One gate opens into the great college, from which are separated eight other halls, standing in the middle (of the saṅghārāma).