Yes, indeed, when so many projects get started and stopped, this continuity is notable, and we need more of this. And then, this puts me in absolute awe: https

Yes, indeed, when so many projects get started and stopped, this continuity is notable, and we need more of this. And then, this puts me in absolute awe: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nalanda_mahavihara https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nalanda_mahavihara A residential university that ran for ~750 years. What a marvelous achievement of human culture and spirit! It survived multiple royal dynasties.