International Buddhist Relations
UPSC Archival Analysis
Exam Year
1999
Evidence Source
UPSC Level
ID: HIS_MED_1999_197 Ref: Nalanda Copper-plate Inscription
The ruler of Suvarnabhumi, who founded a Buddhist monastery at Nalanda and requested Devapala through his ambassador to grant, five villages for its maintenance, was-
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Balaputradeva, the ruler of Suvarnabhumi, founded a monastery at Nalanda and received a grant of five villages from King Devapala for its maintenance.