Royal Patronage of Religions
UPSC Archival Analysis
Exam Year
2006
Evidence Source
LinkID: HIS_PHI_2006_26 Ref: A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India by Upinder Singh
Consider the following statements:
1. The Ikshvaku rulers of Southern India were antagonistic towards Buddhism.
2. The Pala rulers of Eastern India were Patrons of Buddhism. Which of the statement(s) given above is/ are correct?
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Correct Option: B
The Pala rulers were major patrons of Buddhism in Eastern India. In contrast, the Ikshvaku rulers were generally Vedic followers but not antagonistic to Buddhism; in fact, their queens often supported Buddhist monuments.