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In which one of the following regions was Dhanyakataka, which flourished as a prominent Buddhist centre under the Mahasanghikas, located?
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• Dhanyakataka (modern Amaravati/Dharanikota) was located in the Krishna valley of Andhra Pradesh, capital of later Satavahanas.
• It was a major Mahasanghika Buddhist centre and cradle of Mahayana Buddhism; Nagarjuna was associated with the region.
• Gandhara, Kalinga, and Magadha had significant Buddhist sites but not Dhanyakataka.
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