1922.]| Dhupi Copperplate Inscription of Raimasimha. 79 
The inscription also shows the firm hold of Hinduism upon 
the non-Aryan Syntengs or at least upon their kings. 
The present Mohanta tells me that Parivrajaka Rikhada 
was, as indeed the veryname suggests, an up-countryman. Ju- 
these it would not be unreasonable to assume that the expo: 
nents of Hinduism in the Jaintia court were to a certain extent 
Brahmins from Upper India. 
Poe pe te eT a oe a oh Oe Sa at he te a 
