The Ancient and Medieval Architecture of India: A Study of Indo-Aryan Civilisation c16.40

c16.40

But as Vikramâditya was no more a religious bigot than Asoka had been, and every sect was free to follow its own way of thinking, building activity in the Gupta period was not confined to one type of religious edifice. The almost unbroken peace and prosperity which Hindustan enjoyed for nearly a century under the Guptas seems to have extended over the whole of India, and no doubt stimulated the arts of the builder in the provinces beyond Vikramâditya's dominions.