Which of the following Buddhist sites is believed to have been established by the Pala ruler Gopala I in the 8th century?

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The Bamiyan Buddha statues, cut from sandstone cliffs, are said to have dated back to the 5th century AD, and were once the tallest standing Buddhas in the world. In their Roman draperies and with two different mudras, the statues were great examples of a confluence of Gupta, Sassanian and Hellenistic artistic styles.
India\'s largest reclining statue of Lord Buddha is being built in Bodh Gaya. Built by Buddha International Welfare Mission, the statue will be 100 feet long and 30 feet high.
Bavikonda Buddhist Complex lies near Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Buddhist sites of Thotlakonda and Pavurallakonda are situated close by. The Indian National Trust for Arts and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) has already appealed to the authorities to ensure better protection of Buddhist sites by taking up the declaration of Bavikonda, Thotlakonda, Pavurallakonda and Bojjannakonda as heritage sites by UNESCO.
Odantapuri was a prominent Buddhist Mahavira in what is now Bihar. It is believed to have been established by the Pala ruler Gopala I in the 8th century. It is considered the second oldest of India\'s Mahaviharas after Nalanda and was situated in Magadha.

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Odantapuri Buddhist Mahavihara

The Bamiyan Buddha statues, cut from sandstone cliffs, are said to have dated back to the 5th century AD, and were once the tallest standing Buddhas in the world. In their Roman draperies and with two different mudras, the statues were great examples of a confluence of Gupta, Sassanian and Hellenistic artistic styles.
India\'s largest reclining statue of Lord Buddha is being built in Bodh Gaya. Built by Buddha International Welfare Mission, the statue will be 100 feet long and 30 feet high.
Bavikonda Buddhist Complex lies near Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Buddhist sites of Thotlakonda and Pavurallakonda are situated close by. The Indian National Trust for Arts and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) has already appealed to the authorities to ensure better protection of Buddhist sites by taking up the declaration of Bavikonda, Thotlakonda, Pavurallakonda and Bojjannakonda as heritage sites by UNESCO.
Odantapuri was a prominent Buddhist Mahavira in what is now Bihar. It is believed to have been established by the Pala ruler Gopala I in the 8th century. It is considered the second oldest of India\'s Mahaviharas after Nalanda and was situated in Magadha.

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