Two sites in Bihar accorded Heritage status by UNESCO

Q.  UNESCO has declared Bihar’s much awaited ancient site around 98 km way from Patna as a heritage site on 16th July 2016. Which of the following are UNESCO heritage sites in Bihar?
- Published on 18 Jul 16

a. Ruins of Nalanda Mahavihara
b. Mahabodhi temple in Bodh Gaya
c. Both of the above
d. Neither of the above

ANSWER: Both of the above
 
UNESCO has declared Bihar’s much awaited site-ruins of Nalanda Mahavihara- a world heritage site close to 98 km from Patna with the inclusion of Nalanda making it the second UNESCO Heritage site after Mahabodhi temple in Bodh Gaya.
  • Nalanda is one of the most ancient universities of the Indian subcontinent engaged in the organised transmission of knowledge over 800 years.
  • Historical development of this site provides evidence of the development of Buddhism into a religion and the flourishing of monastic and educational traditions in this state.

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