Buddhist Monuments as Described in the Rajtarangini of Kalhana

Through this paper an attempt has been made to link the beginnings of the architectural trends in Kashmir to the Buddhist stūpaand the caitya, foundations of which were the excavation at Harwan and Uskar respectively. But it is not accepted by all. So special references are taken from the Rājataranginīasin the work of Kalhana we get the information that the foundation of beautiful structures was laid by kings and queens long before the date of Harwan and Uskar. We have a definite assertion in the Rājataranginīthat Aśoka founded the city of Srinagarand also Buddhist settlements with a number of stūpasin the valley at Śuskaletra (modern village of Hukhlitr) and Vitastātra (modern village named Vithvutur).