Vikramshila

Bihar · India

Vikramshila, India
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Best time to go
October to March
Budget
$
Coordinates
Open in maps

The excavated remains of a great early-medieval Buddhist university, once a rival to Nalanda. Its cruciform stupa and monastic cells recall Bihar's role as a centre of learning.

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