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Consider the following statements regarding Nalanda university:

1. Nalanda was an acclaimed Mahavihara in the ancient kingdom of Magadha.

2. It fl ourished under the patronage of Gupta rulers. 3. It lost its importance under the Pala dynasty.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

2 only

1 and 2 only

3 only

1 and 3 only

Nalanda University :

Nalanda was an acclaimed Mahavihara, a large Buddhist monastery in the ancient kingdom of Magadha (modernday Bihar) in India. The site is located about 95 kilometres southeast of Patna near the town of Bihar Sharif, and was a centre of learning from the fi fth century CE to1200 CE. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The highly formalized methods of Vedic learning helped inspire the establishment of large teaching institutions such as Taxila, Nalanda, and Vikramashila which are often characterised as India’s early universities.
Nalanda fl ourished under the patronage of the Gupta Empire in the 5th and 6th centuries and later under Harsha, the emperor of Kannauj.
The liberal cultural traditions inherited from the Gupta age resulted in a period of growth and prosperity until the ninth century. The subsequent centuries were a time of gradual decline, a period during which the tantric developments of Buddhism became most pronounced in eastern India under the Pala Empire.