Amshuvarma

Amshuvarma

Amshuvarmā (also "Anshuverma", "Amshuvarm") was a monarch of the Nepali kingdom of Licchavi between 605 and 621. He is credited with opening trade routes to Tibet, though he is most famous for one of his daughters, Bhrikuti, who married a Tibetan ruler named Tsrong-tsong Gompo (King Srong Tsangampo / Srong btsan sGampo). She was instrumental in spreading Buddhism to Tibet and China. The Chinese Buddhist monk Xuanzang, who visited India during the 7th century, described Amshuvarmā as a man of many talents.

An inscription by Amshuvarmā dated to 607 at Tistung professes the importance of the "Aryan code of conduct" (i.e. the caste system). A great feat of architecture and engineering, the Kailashkut Bhawan, a grand palace whose remains are found near Hadigaun in Kathmandu, is said to have been built by this ruler.

ee also

*History of Nepal
*Licchavi

External links

*HRI.ca, [http://www.hri.ca/partners/insec/Yb1993/Append_1.shtml Class system and untouchability] .


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