. "Nalanda (IAST: N\u0101land\u0101; /na\u02D0l\u0259n\u032Ad\u032Aa\u02D0/) was an acclaimed Mahavihara, a large Buddhist monastery in the ancient kingdom of Magadha (modern-day Bihar) in India. The site is located about 95 kilometres southeast of Patna near the town of Bihar Sharif, and was a centre of learning from the fifth century CE to c.\u20091200 CE."@en . .