At which of the following ancient places of higher learning did the famous…

Concept

Ancient centres of higher learning can be distinguished by their region, period, intellectual traditions, and the teachers or students linked to them. In a biographical question, the reliable method is to match the person’s documented training journey, not merely a centre’s general fame.

Application

Early Buddhist Vinaya accounts describe Jivaka travelling to Takkasila (Taxila/Takshashila), where he studied medicine under an accomplished teacher for seven years. The tradition also records his final test involving the medicinal properties of plants around Takkasila.

Contrast

• Kanchi was a major southern centre associated with Vedic, philosophical, and religious learning.

• Jayender Vihar was a Buddhist monastic learning centre in Kashmir associated with the study visit of a seventh-century Chinese Buddhist traveler.

• Vallabhi in western India was known for Buddhist and secular studies and flourished in a later historical setting.

Cross-check

Jivaka’s medical training is consistently tied to Takkasila in the biographical tradition, while the other three centres are known for different regional or institutional associations.

Result

The ancient place of higher learning was Takshashila.