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	Pusyamitra Sunga - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Pusyamitra Sunga (also Pushyamitra Shunga) was the founder of the Indian Sunga dynasty (185-78 BCE).
		Historical facts confirm that Pushyamitra allowed and patronized the construction of monasteries and Buddhist universities in his domains, as well as the still-extant stupa of Sanchi.
		The new Sunga ruler was attacked around 180 BCE by the Greek rulers of the Greco-Bactrian Kingdom, and they conquered the Punjab and perhaps ruled Mathura for a time, and may have campaigned as far as Pataliputra.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pusyamitra_Sunga (603 words)

	Why Pushyamitra was more 'Secular' than Ashoka (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		This non-contemporary story (which surfaces more than three centuries after the alleged facts) about Pushyamitra's offering money for the heads of monks is rendered improbable by the well-attested historical fact that he allowed and patronized the construction of monasteries and Buddhist universities in his domains.
		Pushyamitra), it is wise to reserve one's acceptance of the allegation until independent confirmation is forthcoming; by contrast, when a writer alleges that his own hero has committed a crime, there is much more reason to presume the correctness of the allegation.
		By contrast, until proof of the contrary is forthcoming, the carbon-copy allegation against Pushyamitra may very reasonably be dismissed as sectarian propaganda.
	koenraadelst.bharatvani.org /articles/ayodhya/pushyamitra.html (1519 words)

	SUNGAS,The Sunga rule,Indian Histroy,Pushyamitra Sunga
		The names of the first two were associated with some events in political history, whereas the latter two were known for their long rule, they being 32 and 10 years respectively.
		And the claim made in the Hathigumpha inscription that Kharavela of Kalinga defeated Pushyamitra Sunga cannot be sustained because Kharavela ruled in the second half of the first century B.C. Later, Vasumitra, the grandson of Pushyamitra Sunga, defeated the Yavanas.
		May be, the Buddhists of India welcomed the invasion of Menander' and this might have resulted in Pushyamitra Sunga wrath falling on the Buddhists.
	www.civilserviceindia.com /subject/History/prelims/SUNGAS.html (936 words)

	sungas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Pushyamitra Sunga became the ruler of the Magadha and neighbouring territories.
		The north-western regions comprising Rajputana, Malwa and Punjab passed into the hands of the foreign rulers.The kingdom of Pushyamitra was extended upto Narmada in the south, and controlled Jalandhar and Sialkot in the Punjab in the north-western regions.
		Pushyamitra died after ruling for 36 years (187-151 BC).
	members.tripod.com /masad/sungas.html (138 words)

	pushyamitra (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		In 185 BC, the rule of the Mauryan family ended when an army commander-in-chief, Pushyamitra, murdered the last Mauryan kings during a parade of his troops.
		Pushyamitra's rise to power has been described, perhaps inaccurately, as a reaction by Brahmins to the Buddhism of the Mauryan family.
		And, with Pushyamitra's rule, animal sacrifices returned that had been prohibited under Asoka and his heirs.
	hssworld.org /homepage/html/boudhik/ekatmata_stotra/pushyamitra.html (102 words)

	The Age of Patanjali - by N. Bhashyacharya - Adyar Pamphlets No. 57
		Pushyamitra is the name of several Aryan kings, like Dasaratha, Dilîpa, and Parikshit, as would appear from the Puranas.
		A Pushyamitra of Sunga family, who killed his master and established a throne, is mentioned in the Vishnu Purana, and other Puranas; and his son, Agnimitra, is the hero of Kalidasa's drama, Malavikagnimitra.
		But we should not in any way be understood as identifying the Pushyamitra of the Mahãbhãshya with the Pushyamitra of either Mãlavikãgnimitra or Rãjatarangini.
	www.theosophical.ca /AgeOfPatanjaliB.htm (5932 words)

	2. Ashoka and Pushyamitra, iconoclasts? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Not that he got many monks killed, for, according to the account given, one powerful Arhat created monks’ heads by magic and gave these to the people to bring to Pushyamitra’s court, so that they could collect the award without cutting off any real monk’s head.
		Pushyamitra), it is wise to reserve one’s acceptance of the allegation until independent confirmation is forthcoming; by contrast, when a writer alleges that his own hero has committed a crime, there is much more reason to expect the allegation to be correct.
		By contrast, until proof of the contrary, the carbon-copy allegation against Pushyamitra may very reasonably be dismissed as sectarian propaganda.
	koenraadelst.voiceofdharma.com /books/acat/ch2.htm (2034 words)

	Shunga Dynasty - Indian History
		The last Mauryan king Brithadratha was killed by his commander-in-chief Pushyamitra Sunga in 185 BC.
		He did so on being disgusted with his ruler's policy of the so-called non-violence that stood in the way of his leading a campaign against the alien invaders who had occupied a big chunk of North-Western India.
		Pushyamitra Sunga a brahamin from Ujjayini, became the ruler of the Magadha and neighbouring territories.
	www.gloriousindia.com /history/shunga_dynasty.html (193 words)

	Menander and Nagasena presented in Non Famous section
		Though the descendants of Ashoka managed to retain the throne for another half a century, their internecine rivalries and periodic divisions and reunifications of the empire assured a precipitous decline in their fortunes.
		Although the succession of Greek kings was as confused as that of the later Mauryans, one monarch, Menandros (Menander to Western historians and Milinda in Buddhist texts), earned a permanent place in the annals of history.
		As Pushyamitra aged, he supported Brahminical religion and ancient rituals, thereby effectively ending the pervasive influence of Ashoka’s magnanimous concept of Dharma.
	www.newsfinder.org /site/comments/menander_and_nagasena (1836 words)

	Sunga Empire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The extent of this persecution remains a subject of modern debate, especially as the Sungas are thought by many to have contributed largely to the new Buddhist religion.
		Accounts of battles between the Greeks and the Sunga in Northwestern India are also found in the Mālavikāgnimitram, a play by Kālidāsa which describes a battle between a group of Greek cavalrymen and Vasumitra, the grandson of Pushyamitra, during the latter's reign, in which the Indians repelled the Greeks.
		The Sunga dynasty started with Pushyamitra Sunga became the ruler of the Magadha and neighbouring territories.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sunga_dynasty (1463 words)

	India, 320 BCE to 120 CE
		Whatever the cause or causes, regions within the empire asserted their independence, and the empire disintegrated while the Mauryan family, inPataliputra, continued to rule.
		In 185 BCE, the rule of the Mauryan family ended when an army commander-in-chief, Pushyamitra Sunga, murdered the last Mauryan king during a parade of his troops.
		The king of Bactria, Demetrius, followed the footsteps of Alexander through the Khyber Pass and extended his power into the northern Indus Valley, where he began what was to become a series of wars between the Greeks and Indians.
	www.fsmitha.com /h1/ch13.htm (5246 words)

	History of India
		The founder of the dynasty, Pushyamitra, assassinated the last of the Mauryas and usurped the throne.
		Buddhist sources claim that he persecuted the Buddhists and destroyed their monasteries and places of worship, especially those which had been built by Ashoka.
		However, Pushyamitra was a keen supporter of orthodox Hinduism and is known to have performed two horse sacrifices.
	www.indiansaga.com /history/post_mauryan.html (276 words)

	File Update
		In 190 BC the king of Bactria crosses over to India (Mauryan empire declining) and brings whole of north-west India (Gandharan and Punjab) under his control.
		A brahmin and adrent Hindu, Pushyamitra rejects Buddhism - destorys Buddhist monastries and executes it's monks.
		This anti-Buddhist sentiment ended with Pushyamitra - under his predecessors many interesting Buddhist structures are built.
	www.arunwho.com /admin/modify.pl?noteid=237 (1105 words)

	Bangla1
		PushyaMitra was not, however, to enjoy his rule long in peace.
		PushyaMitra ruled for 36 years and was not a bad ruler.
		PushyaMitra never assumed the title of Emperors but founded the Sunga dynasty.
	www.geocities.com /raqta24/bangla3.htm (5734 words)

	Sungas
		The Sungas The founder of the Sunga dynasty was Pushyamitra Sunga.
		He ascended the throne of Magadha in 185 B.C. The Sungas ruled for about 112 years Pushyamitra was a follower of Hinduism.
		He tried to revive the glory of the Vedic relgion He extended his empire up to the Punjab in the North West.
	www.indiaandindians.com /india_history/sungas.php (166 words)

	The Hindu : Friday Review Delhi / Theatre : Opposites at war
		The other force is led by Pushyamitra Shung, a brave and intelligent army general.
		He is aware of the web of conspiracy being woven by foreign agents who have been able to make the king their puppet.
		Rajeev Sharma's Pushyamitra Shung distinguishes between the state and the ruler and to protect the state he kills the ruler, who is unwittingly serving the nefarious ends of the foreign ruler, and considers it as the supreme act of patriotism.
	www.hindu.com /fr/2006/12/01/stories/2006120101560300.htm (639 words)

	Broken Men
		It was a revolution- a bloody revolution-engineered by the Brahmins to overthrow the rule of the Buddhist Kings.
		The only answer is, it had to strengthen the revolutionary deeds committed by Pushyamitra b' propounding philosophic justification.
		This interconnection between Pushyamitra and the new thesis propounded by Manu shows that th' Manu Smriti came into being some time after 185 B.C., a date not fa removed from the date assigned by Prof.
	www.saxakali.com /southasia/broken.htm (3618 words)

	Empire, Fragmentation and Salvation in Ancient India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		In 185 BCE, the rule of the Mauryan family ended when an army commander-in-chief, Pushyamitra, murdered the last Mauryan king during a parade of his troops.
		Perhaps the collapse of the Mauryan Empire signaled to outsiders that India was now vulnerable -- much as division after Alexander's death had brought an assault by Celts.
		The king of Bactria, Demetrius, followed the footsteps of Alexander through the Kyber Pass and extended his power into the northern Indus Valley, where he began what was to become a series of wars between the Greeks and Indians.
	www.hhhknights.com /apwh/1/india.htm (5194 words)

	SHLOKA - 22 IN EKATMATA STOTRA
		(1) The sage Agastya, (2) Kambu Swayambhuva, (3) Kaundinya, (4) Rajendra of the Chola dynasty, (5) Ashoka, (6) Pushyamitra of the Shunga dynasty, and (7) Kharavela, known for his good policy.
		Pushyamitra, the progenitor of the Shung dynasty that ruled over the Magadha empire after the Maurya dynasty, took over the throne in Kaliyuga's 1884th year (i.e.
		The rock edicts of the Jain king Kharavela have been found in Udayagiri and Khandagiri complexes of caves near Bhuvaneshwara (in Orissa).
	www.hssworld.org /homepage/html/boudhik/ekatmata_stotra/SHLOKA_22.HTML (932 words)

	Rediff On The NeT: Varsha Bhosle takes on her critics
		The two oft-cited cases of Hindu "persecution," involving Pushyamitra Shunga and Shashank, don't withstand criticism.
		The story (which surfaces over 3 centuries later) about Pushyamitra's offering money for the heads of monks is rendered improbable by historical facts of his allowing and patronising monasteries and Buddhist universities in his domains.
		Huen Tsang's account of Shashank's devastating a monastery in Bihar, killing the monks and destroying Buddhist relics is contradicted by other elements in his own report.
	www.rediff.com /news/1998/oct/12varsha.htm (1539 words)

	come connect.com : History of Punjab
		Pushyamitra Sunga, the Commander-in-Chief of the Mauryan Empire, killed the last ruler of the Mauryan Empire Birhandratha.
		Pushyamitra was a Brahmana by caste and soldier by progression.
		He revived the orthodox Hinduism, which had received setback in the time of Ashoka.
	www.comeconnect.com /history/maj_rulers_2.htm (457 words)

	CHAPTER-20
		Acharya Pushyamitra while preparing to go into mahaprana meditation, appointed a disciple as his sadhak supervisor.
		Although that disciple did not fully possess the virtues of an acharya, yet he was very capable, and was therefore appointed as sadhak-supervisor.
		The king immediately reached the place where Acharya Pushyamitra was engaged in mahaprana-dhyana sadhana.
	www.jainworld.com /preksha/tulsi/atpt20.htm (1159 words)

	Ashok & Pushyamita, Iconoclasts ???
		Even if this is an exaggeration, the acute hostility and tensions between Pushyamitra and the monks cannot be denied.”(3)
		When Shivaji had a conflict with the Brahmins (a well-known episode) (4), all secularists and most Hindus blame the “wily, greedy” Brahmins; there is no good reason why the Buddhist monks should, by contrast, be assumed to be blameless when they came in conflict with a king.
		The famous historian of Buddhism Etienne Lamotte has observed: “To judge from the documents, Pushyamitra must be acquitted through lack of proof.”(7)
	p076.ezboard.com /fdesivoicefrm63.showMessage?topicID=71.topic (2072 words)

	SikhSpectrum.com Monthly. Original Buddhism And Brahminic Interference
		They got entry to Sangha and now could manipulate, gradually and slowly but firmly changed the concepts in Pali, the concepts of Buddhist canonical words like Bodhisatva etc. and gave them new meanings.
		After Pushyamitra came to power, they captured viharas, killed the Bhikkus, who were predominently Pali speaking, as we do not see any non-Brahmin and Pali speaking Bhikku of any stature after Pushyamitra Shunga’s counter-revolution.
		It is not too difficult to comprehend these changes if one recollects the present day Indian scenario of previous political party passing over reigns of power to present rulers.
	www.sikhspectrum.com /012003/k_jamanadas.htm (2730 words)

	Does Newly Excavated Buddhist Temple Provide A Missing Link?
		To the west of the main stupa, iron slag, a lump of iron ore, and white nodules of lime indicate the presence of an iron-smelting furnace nearby.
		The ancient Buddhist text Divy Adanam speaks of the death and destruction brought about by Pushyamitra Sunga, who ruled in the first quarter of the second century B.C., in a bid to glorify Hinduism.
		Although archaeological evidence is meager in this regard, it seems likely that the Deorkothar stupa was destroyed as a result of Pushyamitra Sunga's fanaticism.
	cat.he.net /~archaeol/online/news/deorkothar (711 words)

	Jalandhar - Punjab
		In fact, 12 of India's greatest hockey players have come from a single village, Sansarpur, in Jalandhar district.
		Historical evidence suggests that in 185 B.C., Jalandhar defined the northwestern boundry of Pushyamitra Sunga's kingdom.
		Jalandhar also finds mention in accounts of King Harsha's reign which began in 606 A.D. Udita, the King of Jalandhar, appears to have been his vassal.
	punjablinks.com /addons/about/punjab/doaba/jalandhar.shtml (763 words)

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