Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-259) and index.
Contents:
Indian archaeological scholars on Nālandā -- The religious context : Buddhism according to western scholars -- The art history context: Buddhist architecture and images -- The literary context : Chinese and Tibetan literary sources -- The first explorations : British surveyors and archaeologists in Bihar, 1812-1861 -- The first archaeological survey of India, 1861-1871 -- The archaeological survey of India : Marshall, First Phase, 1916-1921 -- ASI second phase, 1921-1929 -- ASI third phase, 1929-1938 -- Evaluating the evidence : literary sources revisited -- The archaeology at Nālandā -- The archaeology at Nālandā : evaluating the recorded accounts.
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