Answer» - Nalanda Vidhyapith was a renowned university in the kingdom of Harshvardhana.
- Harshvardhana provided all the amenities and aid to Acharaya Shilbhadra, the in-charge of
- Vidhyapith, so that Nalanda could be made a world famous university.
- He gave 100 villages for the maintenance and financial aid of Nalanda Vidhyapith.
- The famous alchemist, Acharaya Nagarjuna, who proved that iron, arsenic and mercury could be used as medicine belonged to the Nalanda Vidhyapith.
- King Harshvardhana provided education, lodging and boarding free of cost to all the students of the Vidhyapith.
- There was a grand and royal library of the Vidhyapith which was called ‘Dharmaganj’,
- With the efforts of King Harshvardhana, Nalanda Vidhyapith became world famous.
- Students from across the globe flocked to study here.
- However, only those who could clear the entrance test were granted admission in this renowned university.
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