Which of the following ancient universities developed in connection with viharas?
Nalanda, Valabhi, Takshashila and Odantapuri are counted among the ancient seats of learning that grew around monastic viharas.
Statement 1 Nalanda in Magadha was a vast Buddhist monastic university that flourished under the Guptas and Palas.
Statement 2 Valabhi in Gujarat was a monastic centre of learning that rivalled Nalanda in fame.
Statement 3 Takshashila is grouped here as an early monastic seat, while Statement 5 Odantapuri in Bihar arose directly from a Buddhist vihara.
Statement 4 Navadeep was a centre of Nyaya and Sanskrit study attached to temples rather than to viharas.
Odantapuri became a model for organised monasteries and influenced monastic learning in Tibet.
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