Identify the university with the help of the following statements:

1.One of the largest international universities of India.

2.It was made responsible for the administrative affairs of Nalanda University, specifically under the Pala kings.

3.It was one of the largest Buddhist universities.

4.Tantrism was the major branch of learning there.

5.It is known to us through multiple Tibetan sources.

ATaxila University

BVaishali University

CVikramshila University ✓ Correct

DOdantapuri University

Correct answer: (C) Vikramshila University

Explanation

The described university is Vikramshila, one of India's largest international Buddhist centres of learning.

Taxila was an ancient centre of learning but lay in the north-west and pre-dated the Pala period.

Vaishali was an important town but not the Pala-era Buddhist university described here.

Odantapuri was another Pala Buddhist monastery but not the one made responsible for Nalanda's administration.

Vikramshila was founded by the Pala king Dharmapala and was renowned for Tantric studies.

It was destroyed around 1193 CE by the invader Bakhtiyar Khalji.

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