What Nalanda University was to east India, which of the following universities was to west India?
ATakshashila
BVallabhi ✓ Correct
COdantapuri
DMaithili
Correct answer: (B) Vallabhi
Explanation
Vallabhi was to western India what Nalanda was to the east.
Takshashila lay in the far north-west and did not fill this western role.
Odantapuri was an eastern vihara and not the western counterpart.
Maithili names a region and tongue of the east, not this western seat.
Vallabhi in Gujarat rose as a great centre under the Maitraka kings.
It was noted for Hinayana learning and drew students from many lands.
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