c. 601 AD–c. 900 AD
Nalanda patronage
Religion · Buddhist traditions · Monasticism and networks
Harsha and Pala rulers patronized Nalanda. The documentation includes support from Dharmapala and Devapala, and a monastery for Javanese monks promoted by Balaputradeva.
Precision, calendar, and review
- Start
- century · approximate
- End
- century · approximate
- Dating in the source document
- ~ siglos VII–IX
- Calendar and convention
- Historical-era years; the source calendar is not identified. No conversion of days is assumed.
- Year zero
- The scale goes from 1 BCE to 1 CE without year zero. Changing era names changes labels only.
- Documentary review
- 2026-09-04
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Sources
- Banglapedia — Nalanda Mahavihara (opens in a new tab)
Source provenance and scope
- Publication date
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- Bibliographic date checked
- 2026-09-23
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