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Which Pala ruler founded the famous Vikramashila University for the Buddhists’?
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Devapala
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Mahipala
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Dharmapala
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Gopala
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Vikramashila was founded by Pāla king Dharmapala in the late 8th or early 9th century. It prospered for about four centuries before it was destroyed by Bakhtiyar Khilji along with the other major centres of Buddhism in India around 1193.
Detailed explanation-2: -Dharmapala founded the famous Buddhist monastery at Vikramashila. It became eminent as Nalanda.
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