Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

General Knowledge

Question:

Who founded the Vikramshila University and revived the Nalanda University?

Options:

Dharampala

Shri Gupta

Gopala

Vasudeva

Correct Answer:

Dharampala

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 1- Dharampala

Dharmapala founded the Vikramshila University and revived the Nalanda University.

Vikramshila University was one of the three most important Buddhist monasteries in India during the Pala Empire, along with Nalanda and Odantapuri. It was founded by Dharmapala in the late 8th or early 9th century. Nalanda University was founded in the 5th century by the Gupta emperor Kumaragupta I. It was one of the most important centers of learning in the ancient world.

Dharmapala was a great patron of Buddhism. He also founded many other Buddhist monasteries and temples. He was a wise and benevolent ruler, and his reign is considered to be a golden age of the Pala Empire.