The Ancient University of Vikramshila was founded by which ruler of Pala dynasty?

Correct option is D

The correct answer is (d) Dharmapala

Explanation:

• Vikramshila University was founded by the Pala King Dharmapala in the late 8th or early 9th century.
• It was located in Antichak (Bhagalpur district), Bihar.
• It became a premier center for Vajrayana Buddhism.
• The university produced famous scholars like Atisa Dipankara, who traveled to Tibet.
• Like Nalanda, it was destroyed by Bakhtiyar Khalji around 1193 AD.

• Dharmapala also revived the Nalanda University.
• The Pala dynasty was famous for its Mahayana Buddhist patronage.

• The founder of the Pala dynasty; built a monastery at Odantapuri.

• A great conqueror who extended the empire and patronized Nalanda.

• The last strong Pala king, associated with the Ramcharitam poem.