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==== 📚 1) নালন্দা (Nalanda) ====

===== Primary Classical Source =====

Xuanzang’s travelogue
'' Title: “''Da Tang Xiyu Ji*” (The Great Tang Records on the Western Regions) — the 7th-century CE pilgrimage account by the Chinese monk Xuanzang.
* Contains detailed descriptions of Nalanda’s buildings, curriculum, admission rules, number of monks/scholars, and its library. GKToday<ref>{{cite web|title=GKToday|url=https://www.gktoday.in/xuanzang/|publisher=gktoday.in|access-date=2025-12-29}}</ref>

===== Where to read =====
* Translations of Da Tang Xiyu Ji (English: Great Tang Records on the Western Regions / Buddhist Records of the Western World). These volumes include detailed passages specifically about Nalanda.
* Itineraries and chapters covering Magadha and Nalanda monasteries.

===== Secondary Scholarly Works =====
* Oxford/Columbia editions and scholarly studies of Xuanzang’s travelogue — these annotate place names and provide context.