Ancient History PYQ 129 of 208 · Gupta & Post-Gupta Period

Who among the following was not an Acharya in the Nalanda Vishvavidyalaya?

  1. AKautilya
  2. BNagarjuna
  3. CShilabhadra
  4. DShantarakshita

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Correct answer: (a) Kautilya

Explanation

Kautilya belongs to the fourth-third century BCE and to Taxila, long before Nalanda existed. Nagarjuna, Shilabhadra and Shantarakshita all taught there.

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