In which one of the following regions was Dhanyakataka, which flourished as a prominent Buddhist centre under the Mahasanghikas, located?
UPSC CSE Pre 2023
A. Andhra
B. Gandhara
C. Kalinga
D. Magadha
Answer: Andhra
Option a is the correct answer
Dharanikota is a town near Amaravati in the Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh in India. It is the site of the ancient Dhanyakataka which was the capital of the Satavahana kingdom, also known as Andhras which ruled in the Deccan around the 1st to 3rd centuries A.D.