1848.] through Afghanistan and India. 59 



Pandit, the author of the early portions of the Raja Taringini or Sanskrit 

 history of Kashmir. According to him 



In about A. D. 560, Galuna the minister of Vikramaditya built a 

 Vihdra, or Buddhist monastery. T. 3. — SI. 476. 



Between A. D. 594 and 630, Ananggalekha, the Queen of Durlabha, 

 built a Vihdra. T. 4.— SI. 3. 



Between A. D. 680 and 689, Prakdsa-Devi, the Queen of Chandra- 

 pira, built a Vihdra. T. 4.— SI. 79. 



Between A. D. 693 and 729, Raja Lalitdditya built a great Vihdra 

 and a Stupa in Hushkapura, and in another place he built a great 

 Chaitya, as well as a Vihdra. T. 4. — SI. 188-200. He likewise 

 erected a great copper image of Buddha. T. 4. — SI. 203. His Prime 

 Minister also, named Chdngkuna, a Turk from Bhukhara, built a Stupa, 

 a Chaitya and a Vihdra. T. 4. — SI. 211-215. And the Physician 

 Isanachandra, the Minister's brother-in-law also built a Vihdra. T. 4. 

 —SI. 216. 



Between A. D. 751 and 782, Raja Joyapira erected images of the 

 three Buddhas (the " three precious ones" of Hwan Thsang) as well as 

 a very large Vihdra. T. 4. — SI. 506. 



Between A. D. 854 and 883, Raja Avanti Varmma, for the space of 

 ten years, prohibited the slaughter of every living thing. T. 5. — ■ 

 SI. 64. 



In A. D. 933, Raja Partha with his family took refuge in the Vihdra 

 of Sri-Chandra, where he was fed by the Srdmanas, or Bauddha mendi- 

 cants. T. 5.— SI. 427. 



And between A. D. 950 and 958, Raja Kshema Gupta abolished the 

 worship of Buddha and burned the Vihdras. T. 6. — SI. 72. 



The Musalman Author is Beladori, who states that 



" The Indians give the name of Bodd to every object of their wor- 

 ship, and they also call an idol Bodd." Reinaud's Fragmens, &c. pp. 

 193, 194. 



Again, after the conquest of Nirun in A. D. 711 "Mahomed bin 

 Kasim was met by some ' Samaneens,' {Srdmanas or Bauddha mendi- 

 cants) who came to sue for peace." Reinauds Fragmens, p. 195. 



From these passages of Beladory we see that Buddha was still the 

 chief object of worship in Sind some 60 or 70 years after Hwan 

 Thsang' s visit ; and that Srdmanas and not Brdhmans were employed 



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