History · Emergence of Regional Kingdoms
UGC NET June 2012 History
Which one of the following Indian rulers donated five villages to a vihara built at Nalanda by the Sailendra king Sri Balaputra?
AKumaragupta I
BHarsa
CDevapala ✓ Correct
DBhaskaravarman
Correct answer: (C) Devapala — King Devapala donated five villages to this vihara, so the answer is Devapala.
Explanation
★King Devapala donated five villages to this vihara, so the answer is Devapala.
★He was a powerful ruler of the Pala dynasty of Bengal and Bihar.
★The Sailendra king Balaputradeva of Java had a monastery built at Nalanda.
★Devapala granted five villages to support it, as recorded in a Nalanda copper plate.
★Devapala was a devout Buddhist, also called Paramasaugata.
★The Arab traveller Sulaiman called him the most powerful king of the Pala line.
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