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\3 Paramārtha, a Buddhist of the sixth century, who wrote the life of Vasubandhu states that "Vikramāditya of Ajodhya, who at first was a liberal patron of the Sāṁkhya philosophy, which is considered to have a strong affinity to both Buddhist and Jain doctrines, was induced by the eloquence of the celebrated Vasubandhu of Peshāwar to turn a favourable ear to the teachings of Buddhism and to patronize its professors with equal liberality. The Queen and Prince Bālāditya, who afterwards, about 485 A. D., succeeded to the throne as Narasiṁhagupta, both became disciples of Vasubandhu, and Bālāditya after his accession continued his favours to the Buddhist sage. The coinage and official inscriptions of the Gupta Kings are so distinctly Brahmanical that these statements might cause surprise." But "it is fully confirmed by Hiuen Tsang, who describes Bālāditya as a zealous Buddhist.' V. Smith, ibid. p. 292, Takakusu, J. R. A. S. 1905, page 44; Watters, I, 288).