Nalanda University was a world-famous centre specifically for the study of:

Correct Answer: Mahayana Buddhism

Subject: history

Explanation: • Nalanda (Bihar) — premier centre for Mahayana Buddhist studies (5th–12th century AD) • Founded during Gupta period — Kumaragupta I credited • 10,000 students + 2,000 teachers — scholars from China, Korea, Japan, Tibet, Indonesia • Subjects: Mahayana theology, logic, grammar, medicine, astronomy • Destroyed by Bakhtiyar Khilji (1193 AD) • Compare: Takshashila → Vedic + secular sciences; Vikramshila (Pala) → Vajrayana Buddhism

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