History of India, c. 150 A.D. to 350 A.D.: Naga–Vakataka Imperial Period c17.s1.t2.26
History of India, c. 150 A.D. to 350 A.D.: Nāga–Vākāṭaka Imperial Period c17.s1.t2.26
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169. King Siri Chātamūla (I) had performed Agnihotra, Agniṣṭoma, Vājapeya and Aśvamedha, and was a worshipper of Mahāsena, marshal of the gods. They had the Ikṣvāku custom of marrying cousins. Their toleration of Buddhism is remarkable. Almost every lady of the royal family was a Buddhist but no king or any other male member has made a single donation in his own name, although they must have supplied funds to their ladies. The Ikṣvākus followed the religious policy of the Sātavāhanas, their late sovereigns. Their reign was peaceful. According to one of the inscriptions of the time of Vira Puruṣadata, visitors from Vaṅga, Vanavāsa, China-Chilāta, Kaśmīra, Gāndhāra, etc. and Ceylonese monks frequented Nāgārjuna’s Hill.