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Who founded the Vikramashila University?
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Dhruva
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Gopala
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Devapala
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Dharmapala
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Vikramashila was established by King Dharmapala (783 to 820) in response to a supposed decline in the quality of scholarship at Nalanda .
Detailed explanation-2: -Its remains are located near Antichak in Bhagalpur district of Bihar. The University was set up by the Pala dynasty king Dharmapala in the late 8th or early 9th century in response to a supposed decline in the quality of scholarship at Nalanda.
Detailed explanation-3: -Dharmapala was a great patron of Buddhism. He granted 200 villages to Nalanda university and revived it. He founded the Vikramashila monastery which later evolved into a great learning centre of Buddhism.
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