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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Gahadavala kings worshipped [[Vishnu]].{{sfn|Niyogi|1959|p=194}} For example, according to the 1167 CE Kamauli inscription, [[Jayachandra]] was initiated as a worshipper of [[Krishna]] (an incarnation of Vishnu) as a prince.{{sfn|Niyogi|1959|p=197}} The kings also offered homage to other Hindu gods, including [[Shiva]] and [[Surya]]. The Gahadvala inscriptions describe the kings as ''Parama-Maheshvara'' ("devotees of Shiva").{{sfn|Niyogi|1959|p=196}}</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Gahadavala kings worshipped [[Vishnu]].{{sfn|Niyogi|1959|p=194}} For example, according to the 1167 CE Kamauli inscription, [[Jayachandra]] was initiated as a worshipper of [[Krishna]] (an incarnation of Vishnu) as a prince.{{sfn|Niyogi|1959|p=197}} The kings also offered homage to other Hindu gods, including [[Shiva]] and [[Surya]]. The Gahadvala inscriptions describe the kings as ''Parama-Maheshvara'' ("devotees of Shiva").{{sfn|Niyogi|1959|p=196}}</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[File:Inscription of Kumaradevi the Queen of Gahadawala king Govindachandra, which refers the construction of Dharmachkra-Jin-Vihara at Sarnath, 12th century CE.jpg|thumb|<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Inscription </del>of Kumaradevi the Queen of Gahadawala king Govindachandra, which refers the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">construction </del>of Dharmachkra-Jin-Vihara <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">at Sarnath</del>, 12th century CE]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[File:Inscription of Kumaradevi the Queen of Gahadawala king Govindachandra, which refers the construction of Dharmachkra-Jin-Vihara at Sarnath, 12th century CE.jpg|thumb|<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Sarnath inscription </ins>of Kumaradevi the Queen of Gahadawala king Govindachandra, which refers the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">renovation </ins>of <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">buddhist </ins>Dharmachkra-Jin-Vihara, 12th century CE]]</div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">The Sarnath inscription of Kumāradevī from the Gahadavala dynasty refers to Ashoka as "Dharma Ashoka." Her inscription notes that the Dharmacakra Jina, initially established by Ashoka, was later renovated by Kumāradevī.</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Gahadavalas were also tolerant towards [[Buddhism]]. Two of [[Govindachandra (Gahadavala dynasty)|Govindachandra]]'s queens — Kumaradevi and Vasantadevi — were Buddhists.{{sfn|Niyogi|1959|pp=87-88}} An inscription discovered at [[Bodh Gaya]] suggests that Jayachandra also showed interest in [[Buddhism]]. This inscription begins with an invocation to [[Gautam Buddha]], the [[Bodhisattava]]s, and one Shrimitra (Śrimītra). Shrimitra is named as a perceptor (''[[diksha]]-guru'') of Kashisha Jayachchandra, identified with the king Jayachandra. The inscription records the construction of a ''guha'' (cave monastery) at Jayapura.{{sfn|Dutt|1988|p=209}}{{sfn|Niyogi|1959|p=198}} Archaeologist Federica Barba theorizes that the Gahadavalas built large Hindu temples in traditional Buddhist cities such as [[Sarnath]], and converted Buddhist shrines into Brahmanical ones.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Asher |first1=Frederick M. |title=Sarnath: A Critical History of the Place Where Buddhism Began |date=25 February 2020 |publisher=Getty Publications |isbn=978-1-60606-616-4 |page=11 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JMHEDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA11 |language=en}}</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Gahadavalas were also tolerant towards [[Buddhism]]. Two of [[Govindachandra (Gahadavala dynasty)|Govindachandra]]'s queens — Kumaradevi and Vasantadevi — were Buddhists.{{sfn|Niyogi|1959|pp=87-88}} An inscription discovered at [[Bodh Gaya]] suggests that Jayachandra also showed interest in [[Buddhism]]. This inscription begins with an invocation to [[Gautam Buddha]], the [[Bodhisattava]]s, and one Shrimitra (Śrimītra). Shrimitra is named as a perceptor (''[[diksha]]-guru'') of Kashisha Jayachchandra, identified with the king Jayachandra. The inscription records the construction of a ''guha'' (cave monastery) at Jayapura.{{sfn|Dutt|1988|p=209}}{{sfn|Niyogi|1959|p=198}} Archaeologist Federica Barba theorizes that the Gahadavalas built large Hindu temples in traditional Buddhist cities such as [[Sarnath]], and converted Buddhist shrines into Brahmanical ones.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Asher |first1=Frederick M. |title=Sarnath: A Critical History of the Place Where Buddhism Began |date=25 February 2020 |publisher=Getty Publications |isbn=978-1-60606-616-4 |page=11 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JMHEDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA11 |language=en}}</ref></div></td></tr>
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