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Which among the following statements is/are correct about the Palas ?
1. The Palas were ardent followers of Jainism.
2. The Palas founded the Oddantapuri University from where the missionaries went to Tibet to spread Jainism.
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
Answer: D
Neither statement is correct, so the answer is Neither 1 nor 2.
The Pala kings of Bengal and Bihar (eighth to twelfth centuries) were great patrons of Buddhism, especially its Mahayana and Vajrayana forms, not followers of Jainism. Statement 1 is wrong.
The Palas did found or patronise the monasteries of Odantapuri and Vikramashila and supported Nalanda, and scholars from these centres, such as Atisha of Vikramashila, went to Tibet. But they went to spread Buddhism, not Jainism, so statement 2 is also wrong.
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