Vikramsila Bihara was founded by

The historic Vikramashila Vihara (or University) was established by the prominent Pala emperor Dharmapala during the late $8\text{th}$ or early $9\text{th}$ century $\text{AD}$ in modern-day Bhagalpur, Bihar, to complement Nalanda as a supreme learning seat for Vajrayana Buddhism.