Question
Download Solution PDFThe ‘Vikramshila University’ in Bihar was founded by which of the following kings?
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Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Dharampala.
Key Points
- Dharampala
- Buddhism enjoyed the enormous support of Dharmapala.
- He restored Nalanda University and gave it 200 villages.
- He established the Vikramashila monastery, which later developed into a significant Buddhist study centre.
- One of the finest kings of the Pala dynasty, Dharmapala (770–810 AD), also went by the names Paramabhattaraka, Paramesvara, and Maharajadhiraja.
- One of the biggest Buddhist universities was Vikramashila, which had over a hundred lecturers and over a thousand pupils.
- It produced great academics who were frequently invited by other nations to spread Buddhist knowledge, culture, and religion.
- During the Pala Empire, the two most significant centers of learning in India were Nalanda and Vikramshila.
- In the year 1193, an army under the command of Sultan Bakhtiyar Khilji of Turkey destroyed Vikramashila University.
Additional Information
- Gopala II
- Gopala II, the sixth king of the Pala line to govern for at least four years, succeeded the Pala monarch Shurapala I in the Bengal-Bihar region of the Indian subcontinent.
- Devapala
- The Pala Empire of Bengal, located in the Indian Subcontinent, was ruled by Devapala, who was its most powerful king.
- He succeeded his father Dharamapala as the third king in the line.
- In the Indian Subcontinent's Bihar and Bengal provinces, Gopala founded the Pala dynasty.
- His name Pala's final morpheme, which signifies "protector," was also adopted as the name's ending for all Pala kings.
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