Patna : Archaeologists have discovered a huge Buddhist stupa in Bihar’s Nalanda district, officials said recently.

A team of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) located the brick stupa at Ghorakatora, about 100 km from Patna.

 

“The stupa discovered at Ghorakatora is unique as it is second in size to the Kesaria stupa in East Champaran district. The Kesaria stupa is regarded as the largest Buddhist stupa in the world,” said Sujit Nayan, an archaeologist in charge of the team that made the discovery.

 

The stupa is around 20 to 25 feet high, the official said.

 

According to archaeologists, the find is likely to throw more light on the Nalanda University. The ancient seat of learning is said to have been founded in fifth century AD.

 

Chinese scholar Hieun Tsang stayed in Nalanda in the seventh century and left detailed description of the education and monastic life practiced at the university.