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The
Hieun
Tsang
Memorial
Hall
of
Kundalpur
is
a
memorial
that
was
constructed
to
honour
the
Chinese
scholar
monk
and
traveller
Hieun
Tsang,
who
used
to
be
a
student
at
Nalanda
University
and
eventually
went
on
to
become
a
teacher
at
the
Nalanda
Mahavihara.
Located
near
the
ruins
of
the
ancient
Nalanda
University
on
the
banks
of
the
Surajpur
Lake,
this
memorial
hall
is
one
of
the
most
famous
places
to
see
in
Bihar.
The
memorial
hall
has
been
built
on
the
same
place
where
the
monk
used
to
learn
yoga
from
his
teacher.
Time:
08:00
a.m.
to
05:00
p.m.
Location:
The
Hieun
Tsang
Memorial
Hall
is
located
in
Kundalpur,
on
the
Nalanda
University
Site
Road,
around
81.8
kilometres
from
Patna
Historical
Facts:
-The
construction
for
the
memorial
hall
began
in
the
year
1960
and
was
completed
in
1984.
-The
memorial
hall
was
constructed
as
an
initiative,
with
the
aim
to
enhance
Indo-China
cultural
relationship.
-The
decision
to
construct
a
hall
began
in
January
1957,
when
the
then
PM
of
India
received
Xuan
Zang’s
relics,
biography
and
an
endowment
for
the
same
from
the
Dalai
Lama
and
the
Panchen
Lama
of
Tibet.
Architecture:
-The
memorial
hall
is
built
in
a
style
similar
to
that
of
the
ancient
Nalanda
University.
-Boasting
of
a
typical
Chinese
style
of
architecture,
the
memorial
is
a
great
place
to
learn
about
the
life
of
the
Chinese
monk.
-Some
of
the
exhibits
inside
the
memorial
also
include
sandalwood
and
golden
idols
of
Lord
Buddha,
along
with
Xuan
Zang’s
compositions
and
studies
about
Buddhism
in
India
and
China.
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