With reference to the Nalanda University consider the following statements 1 Skandagupta founde...........

Ancient and Medival History Gupta and Post Gupta

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With reference to the Nalanda University, consider the following statements:

1 Skandagupta founded it.

2 Buddhist doctrines only related to Mahayana were taught here.

3 The sculptures at Nalanda were heavily inspired by the Buddhist art at Sanchi and drew inspiration from it.

Which of the statements given above are incorrect?

1 and 2 only

2 and 3 only

1 and 3 only

1, 2 and 3

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Explanation:

Statement 1 Is Incorrect: Most of the information about Nalanda is based on the records of Xuan Zang previously spelt as ‘Hsuan-tsang’ which states that the foundation of a monastery was laid by Kumargupta I in the fifth century CE.

Statement 2 is incorrect: There is evidence that all three Buddhist doctrines Theravada, Mahayana and Vajrayana were taught here and monks made their way to Nalanda and its neighbouring sites of Bodh Gaya and Kurkihar from China, Tibet and Central Asia in the north. The Nalanda sculptures initially depict Buddhist deities of the Mahayana sect.

Statement 3 is incorrect: The sculptural art of Nalanda, in stucco, stone and bronze, developed out of heavy dependence on the Buddhist Gupta art of Sarnath. By the ninth century, a synthesis occurred between the Sarnath Gupta idiom, the local Bihar tradition, and that of central India, leading to the formation of the Nalanda School of sculpture characterised by distinctive facial features, body forms and treatment of clothing and jewellery.