According to the historical account of King Meghavarna’s request, who granted permission for a monastery at Bodh Gaya for Sri Lankan monks?
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According to the historical account of King Meghavarna’s request, who granted permission for a monastery at Bodh Gaya for Sri Lankan monks?
Dharmapala
Harshavardhana
Kanishka
Samudragupta
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D - Samudragupta
The Sri Lankan king Meghavarna sent an embassy to the Gupta ruler Samudragupta, who granted his request to build a monastery at Bodh Gaya for Sri Lankan monks. Kanishka was an earlier Kushan ruler, while Harshavardhana and the Pala king Dharmapala ruled centuries after Samudragupta’s fourth-century reign.
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