Given below are two statements. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.

Statement I:In Nalanda, apart from Buddhist canonical texts, the Vedas were also taught.

Statement II:However, attempts were made to discourage the teaching of the literature of rival religions.

ABoth Statement I and Statement II are correct

BBoth Statement I and Statement II are incorrect

CStatement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect ✓ Correct

DStatement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct

Correct answer: (C) Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect

Explanation

At Nalanda the Vedas were indeed taught alongside Buddhist canonical texts, but there was no policy of discouraging rival religious literature.

Statement 1 is correct, as Nalanda's curriculum ranged well beyond Buddhist scriptures.

Statement 2 is wrong, since the centre welcomed the study of many schools of thought.

Teachers debated Brahmanical, Jain and other philosophies openly at Nalanda.

This breadth made it a truly multidisciplinary seat of learning.

Nalanda drew scholars from China, Tibet, Korea and Central Asia.

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