{"id":80879,"date":"2024-04-21T18:05:37","date_gmt":"2024-04-21T18:05:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=80879"},"modified":"2024-04-21T18:05:37","modified_gmt":"2024-04-21T18:05:37","slug":"who-was-the-founder-of-nalanda-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/who-was-the-founder-of-nalanda-university\/","title":{"rendered":"Who was the founder of Nalanda University?"},"content":{"rendered":"

[amp_mcq option1=”Chandragupta Vikramaditya” option2=”Kumargupta-I” option3=”Dharampal” option4=”Pushyamitra” correct=”option2″]<\/p>\n

The correct answer is: B. Kumargupta-I<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nalanda University was a Mahavihara, a large Buddhist monastery in the ancient Indian kingdom of Magadha (modern-day Bihar, India). The site is located about 95 kilometers (59 mi) east of Patna, the capital of Bihar. Nalanda was a center of learning from the 5th to the 12th century CE. The university attracted students from all over Asia, and its faculty included some of the most renowned scholars of the time.<\/p>\n

Nalanda was founded by Kumaragupta-I, a Gupta emperor, in the 5th century CE. The university was built on a large campus that included temples, monasteries, and lecture halls. Nalanda was a center of Buddhist learning, and its faculty included some of the most renowned Buddhist scholars of the time. The university also had a library that was said to contain over 9 million manuscripts.<\/p>\n

Nalanda was destroyed by the Muslim invaders in the 12th century CE. The ruins of Nalanda were rediscovered in the 19th century, and they have been excavated by archaeologists since then. The ruins of Nalanda are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.<\/p>\n

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