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Kavyanusasana
the village. The new dam was thrice as strong and thrice as long and wide as the old one. Huge amounts of money were spent after the work. But the people were not harassed with new taxes or forced labour. The whole work was finished promptly and the lake Sudarsana - that is, beautiful-was made Sudarsanatara more beautiful.' x
Suvisakha - the Pahlava deserves notice. He is described as an ideal officer in the inscription. He must be a Persian settled in Gujarat. According to the B. G. “This trade connection between the Persian Gulf and the Western Sea-board must have led to the settlement from very early times of the Pahlavas who gradually became converted to Buddhism, and like the Pārasis their modern enterprising representatives, seem to have advanced in trade and practical influence" (P. 35).
The incriptions from Cutch of the year 52, that is, 130 A. D. enable us to infer the spread of Buddhism in these parts *
* This inscription of 150 A. D. mentions the original builders of the lake Chandragupta and Asoka of the 4th century B. C. It seems there were other inscriptions nearby upon which the author of this inscription might have relied.
* The four other inscriptions of the year 52 in the reign of Rudradāman are in connection with the memorials raised in memory of dead relatives. Three of them are raised by Madana son of Sīhila, one, in memory of his sister Jeshtavīrā; another, in memory of his brother Kshabhadeva; and the third, in memory of his wife Yaşadatá-daughter of Sīhamita. Yaşadatá is called Şāmaņeri - that is, a woman Buddhist disciple. The fourth is raised by Treshtadata - a Srāmanera in memory of his son Rshabhadeva.
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