As a pious Buddhist, the king constructed many
Kuii VihUras (monasteries) and a cetiya (stupa*) to
enshrine the sacred relics. He also made a statue of
Buddha from different metals.

In 1357 he made a sacred foundation for enshrining
Sn ratnamahudhutu at Xagar Jura, probably modern
Khamphen Phet. He used to reside more often at
Nagar Jum than at Sri SajanHlaya Snkhodaya.
(For the date of the inscription of Xagara Jum, see
M. L. Finot's article — Les dites de r inscription de
Nagar J

Not satisfied with the erection of the statue of
Buddha, the king ordered his gilpins (artists) to make
one statue of Paramesvara and another of Visnu and
consecrated them on the eleventh day of purvasad/ia
in the devalaya (temple) of mahaksetra. The
Brahmins and ascetics (tapasui) rendered perpetual
worship (p&ja nitya) to them.

Thus we find that toleration was the watch- word
of this king. He paid his loyal homage to Buddha as
well as to Siva and Visnu. He was also learned in
the sastras of boih the Hindus and Buddhists. He
had studied traya pitaka (the three Pitakas) includ-
ing Vinaya and Abhidharma. He knew the methods
of traditional masters (lokacaryyakrtyU}* The king
was well-versed in Vedas, sastras,Ugamas> dharmanava
and jyotisUstra (astronomy). Though he knew all

1. B. E. F. E-0, XVI, No. 3, 1916.