Which of the following universities in ancient India attained celebrity as the seat of both Brahmanical and Buddhist learning during the time of Siddha Nagarjuna?
ANalanda
BTakshashila
CDharmaganja
DSridhanya Katak ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Sridhanya Katak
Explanation
Sridhanya Katak, the ancient Sri Dhanyakataka near Amaravati, won fame as a seat of both Brahmanical and Buddhist learning in the time of Siddha Nagarjuna.
It was closely associated with Nagarjuna and the Madhyamaka tradition of Buddhist thought.
Nalanda was a great monastic university but is not the centre linked to Nagarjuna in this description.
Takshashila was an earlier north-western centre unconnected to Sridhanya Katak.
Dharmaganja was the famous library complex within Nalanda rather than a separate university.
The Amaravati region became a major hub of early Buddhist learning and art.
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