The Dynastic History of Northern India (Early Mediaeval Period) v1.c17.s2.19

v1.c17.s2.19

From the titles of the kings it is clear that the kings were Buddhists. But, like the Pālas of Bihar and Bengal, they did not find it conflicting with their tenets to pose at the same time as guardians of the *Varṇāśramas*. The figure of the bull on their seal shows the curious blending of later Buddhism and Śaivism. Prof. Sylvain Lévi has identified the donor of the grant with the Mahāyāna Buddhist king of Wu-ch'a (Uḍra) who sent an autograph MS. to the Chinese emperor Te-tsong in A.D. 795.² The Sanskrit equivalent of the name of the king given in Chinese as 'the fortunate monarch who does what is pure, the lion' is *Śubhakara Kesarin* or *Siṁha*.