bishnupad

Updated: May 6, 2025

They are apparently the same as the Saindhava-çrâvakas often mentioned by Târanâtha. Are they Hinayanists from Sindh where the Sammitiya school was prevalent? In the curious temple at Gaya called Bishnupad the chief object of veneration is a foot-like mark.

Sir Charles Eliot - Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2