The Vikramshila University, another great ancient learning center, was located near which modern city of Bihar?

Bhagalpur. Vikramashila University was located near modern Bhagalpur, Bihar, at a place called Antichak on the banks of the Ganga river in Kahalgaon area. It was founded by the Pala king Dharmapala in the late 8th or early 9th century CE. Vikramashila was a major center for Vajrayana Buddhism and Tantra. It had around 108 teachers and 1,000 students at its peak. Like Nalanda, it was also destroyed by Bakhtiyar Khilji in 1193 CE. Patna (ancient Pataliputra) was the capital of the Maurya and Gupta empires but was not the location of Vikramashila. Muzaffarpur is an important commercial city in north Bihar, known for litchi production, but has no connection with Vikramashila. Gaya is the district where Bodh Gaya and the Mahabodhi Temple are located. The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has excavated the ruins at Antichak and identified them as Vikramashila. The site is now maintained as a protected monument. Atisha Dipankara, the famous Buddhist scholar who helped spread Buddhism in Tibet, was associated with Vikramashila.

Use the exact Bihar-specific place, period, institution or function stated in the stem.

Patna, Muzaffarpur, Gaya represent different geographical, historical or administrative associations.

Revise the full pair ‘The Vikramshila University, another great ancient learning center, was located near which modern city of Bihar? — Bhagalpur’ with its context.

Bihar is famous for being the center of ancient kingdoms such as Magadha, the Maurya Empire, and the Gupta Empire. It is also known for Nalanda University and its contribution to Buddhism and Jainism.

Patna is the capital city of Bihar and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. It was historically known as Pataliputra.