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² The name has variants. One of these is **Sahalya.** Dr. Barua makes the plausible suggestion that the prince in question may be identical with Sahalin of the *Divyāvadāna* (p. 369; Pargiter, DKA, 25 n 24; *Bauddha Dharma Kosha*, 44). The evidence of that Buddhist work in regard to the relationship between **Sahalin** and **Kākavarṇa** can, however, hardly be accepted. The work often errs in this respect. It makes Pushyamitra a lineal descendant of Aśoka (p. 433).