Question

Who among the following was the student of Takshashila University?
A. Jeevaka
B. Charak
C. Chandragupta Maurya
D. All of the above

Answer 1

Hint: The first university in the world was founded in 700 BC in Takshashila. The learning center was based in Pakistan, some 50 km west of Rawalpindi. About 10,500 students from around the world have studied here.

Complete answer:
At least several centuries BCE, Taxila became a noted centre of learning (including the religious teachings of Buddhism) and continued to recruit students from across the ancient world until the collapse of the city in the 5th century. It was proposed that Taxila exercised a kind of "intellectual suzerainty" over other learning centres in India at its height, and its primary concern was not elementary education, but higher education. In general, a student joined Taxila when he was sixteen years old. In addition to its law school, medical school, and military science school, the oldest and most respected scriptures, and the Eighteen Silpas or Arts, which included skills such as archery, hunting, and elephant lore, were taught The Hindu culture and the Sanskrit language is profoundly influenced by Taxila. Maybe it is best known for its Chanakya connection. In the Buddhist tradition, the institution is important since it is assumed that the Mahāyāna branch of Buddhism took form there. Jīvaka, Magadha Emperor Bimbisara's court physician who once healed the Buddha, and Kosala's Buddhism-supporting king, Prasenajit, are some significant personalities listed in Pali texts who studied at Taxila. Archaeological evidence found there indicates that Jeevaka, a contemporary of Gautama Buddha and a famous vaidya, had studied at Takshashila University in the sixth century. Even Chandragupta Maurya and Charak were both Takshashila University students.

So, the correct answer is Option D.

Note: Taxila was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1980 in particular for the ruins of the four settlement sites which "reveal the pattern of urban evolution on the Indian subcontinent through more than five centuries". The University had 300 lecture halls with stone benches for sitting, laboratories, astronomical observatories, a massive library called Dharma Gunj or the Mountain of Knowledge.