Kumaragupta II
Gupta emperor
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Kumaragupta II (Gupta script: ![]()
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Ku-ma-ra-gu-pta)[2] Kramaditya was an emperor of the Gupta Empire. An image of Gautama Buddha at Sarnath notes that he succeeded Purugupta who was most likely his father.[3] He was succeeded by Budhagupta.[4]
| Kumaragupta II | |
|---|---|
Kumaragupta II Kramaditya | |
| Gupta emperor | |
| Reign | c. 473 – c. 476 CE |
| Predecessor | Purugupta |
| Successor | Budhagupta |
| Dynasty | Gupta |
| Religion | Buddhist[1] |
Several statues of the standing Buddha, representative of Gupta art, are known from the reign of Kumaragupta II, now in the Sarnath Museum.[5][6]
- Buddha, standing under a chatra umbrella, inscribed: "Gift of Abhayamira in 154 GE" (474 CE) in the reign of Kumaragupta II. Sarnath Museum.[7]
- Buddha, standing, inscribed: "Gift of Abhayamira in 154 GE" 474 CE in the reign of Kumaragupta II. Sarnath Museum.[8]
- Inscription of the Buddha statue dated in Gupta Era 154 in the reign of Kumaragupta, with English translation.[9]