The University of Nalanda c9.89

c9.89

As regards Buddhagupta, we know that he was the son and successor of Śakrāditya, alias, Kumāragupta³ while epigraphical evidence⁴ tells us that Skandagupta was the son and successor of Kumāragupta I. It naturally follows, therefore, that Buddhagupta was the same as Skandagupta. Vincent Smith even admits that he seems to belong to the Imperial Guptas.⁵ There are no proofs to show that Buddhagupta belonged to the branch line of the Guptas; secondly, that he is not the same as Skandagupta; thirdly, Vincent Smith nowhere says, as Kimura alleges, that Buddhagupta was the king of Nālandā (only). He, in fact, was the sovereign ruler of Magadha and Nālandā, naturally, came under his sway.