[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Religion and philosophy](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion) › [History and Doctrines of the Ajivikas: A Vanished Indian Religion](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.basham-1951) › c19.22 # History and Doctrines of the Ajivikas: A Vanished Indian Religion c19.22 History and Doctrines of the Ājīvikas: A Vanished Indian Religion c19.22 - **Language:** English ### [c19.22](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.basham-1951.c19.22) Harṣa’s deliberate pollution of the images was obviously inspired by some motive other than poverty. Stein, in a foot-note to his translation of this passage,² suggests that the king was influenced by Islām, and draws attention to two other verses in the poem in support. These are: “There was no temple in town or city which was not deprived of its images by Harṣarāja the Turk (\*turuṣka\*)”;³ and “He continually maintained with his wealth Turkish (\*turuṣka\*) captains of hundreds (and yet) the fool ate (the flesh of) village pigs until his death”.⁴ - [Previous: c19.21](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.basham-1951.c19.21) - [Next: c19.23](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.basham-1951.c19.23) - [Up: c19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.basham-1951.c19) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.basham-1951.c19.22](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.basham-1951.c19.22) · Pramāṇa