1 History & Culture · 1.3.1 Tripartite struggle and the Rajputs

1.3.1.2 Palas and Rashtrakutas: rulers, Vikramashila and the Kailasa temple

The Palas of Bengal and Bihar patronised Buddhism and the great monasteries of Vikramashila and Nalanda, while the Rashtrakutas of the Deccan built Ellora's Kailasa temple and encouraged Kannada literature.

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Key terms

  • Pala
  • Gopala
  • Dharmapala
  • Devapala
  • Vikramashila
  • Somapura
  • Rashtrakuta
  • Dantidurga
  • Krishna I
  • Kailasa
  • Ellora
  • Amoghavarsha
  • Kavirajamarga

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