In Kathiavar, a famous centre of Buddhist education is

Correct option is B

Ballabhi (also spelled Valabhi) was a famous ancient center of Buddhist education located in the Kathiavar region of Gujarat.
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· Geographical Location: Ballabhi was situated in the Kathiavar (Saurashtra) peninsula near modern-day Bhavnagar district in Gujarat, serving as the capital of the Maitraka Dynasty from 480 to 775 CE.
· Hub for Hinayana Buddhism: Unlike Nalanda which championed Mahayana Buddhism, Ballabhi was world-famous as the primary seat for Hinayana Buddhism (specifically the Sammitiya school), while also teaching secular subjects such as Political Science ( Niti), Economics ( Varta), Law, and Administration.
· Patronage and Visitors: Founded under the patronage of King Bhattarka of the Maitraka Empire, the university hosted prominent Buddhist scholars like Gunamati and Sthiramati, and was documented by Chinese travelers Xuanzang (Hiuen Tsang) and I-Tsing as being on par with Nalanda in stature.
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Explanation of the other options apart from the correct statements
· Nadia:
· Why it is incorrect: Nadia (also known as Navadwipa) was a famous historical center of Hindu learning and logic (Navya-Nyaya) located in Bengal, not Kathiavar. It flourished under the Sena dynasty and was renowned for Sanskrit scholarship and the Bhakti movement led by Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.
· Jagdalla:
· Why it is incorrect: Jagdalla (Jagaddala Mahavihara) was a prominent Vajrayana Buddhist university founded by King Rampala of the Pala Dynasty in Northern Bengal (present-day Bangladesh), not in western India or Kathiavar.
· Mithila:
· Why it is incorrect: Mithila was an ancient seat of Brahmanical learning and Sanskrit literature located in northern Bihar, famous for producing eminent scholars of Nyaya (Logic) and Mimamsa philosophies (such as Gangesha Upadhyaya), rather than being a Buddhist center in Kathiavar.