History and Doctrines of the Ajivikas: A Vanished Indian Religion c16.s3.18
History and Doctrines of the Ājīvikas: A Vanished Indian Religion c16.s3.18
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The Daśaratha inscriptions of the Nāgārjunī Hill caves (Plate VI) are in better condition than those of Barābar. The formula used in the dedication differs from that of Aśoka : “The Vahiyakā cave has been given by Dasalatha, dear to the gods, to the venerable Ājīvikas, immediately on his accession, to be a place of abode during the rainy season as long as moon and sun (shall endure)”¹ (Plate VI, i). The other two caves, called Gopikā and Vaḍathikā, bear similar inscriptions, the only significant alterations being in their names (Plates VI, ii and iii).