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Jalauka (also
known as Jaluka) was,
according to the 12th
century Kashmiri chronicle, the Rajatarangini, a King of Kashmir, who
cleared the
valley of...
- also
built Shiva temples, and
appeased Bhutesha (Shiva) to
obtain his son
Jalauka.
Other scholars have
disputed the
identification with
Ashoka of the Maurya...
- was
appointed as the
governor of Gandhara. The
Rajatarangini mentions Jalauka as a
third son of Ashoka.
According to Sri
Lankan tradition,
Ashoka had...
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stark resemblance to Vishnu, with four hands,
holding the shankha, chakra,
jalauka (leech), and a pot
containing amrita. He is
often shown with a
leech in...
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Empire did not long
survive Ashoka's death. One of Dasharatha's uncles,
Jalauka, set up an
independent kingdom in Kashmir.
According to Taranatha, another...
- Karuvaki, died even
earlier than Ashoka.
Little is
known about another son,
Jalauka. The
empire lost many
territories under Dasharatha,
which were
later reconquered...
- the 12th century,
Jalauka was a
Shaivite and was
responsible for the
destruction of many
Buddhist monasteries. The
story of
Jalauka is
essentially legendary...
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stupas and
Shiva temples, and
appeased Bhutesha (Shiva) to
obtain his son
Jalauka.
Despite the discrepancies,
multiple scholars identify Kalhana's Ashoka...
- Ashoka's
successors Jalauka and Damodara. Kalhana, ****erted that a
large number of
Buddhist scholars were
vanquished in
debates with
Jalauka's guru Avadhuta...
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Kashmiri is now
known as Zeathyar. It was in this
vicinity where King
Jalauka might have
founded the city of Srinagari,
though there is no
strong archaeological...
