Vedic Religion:

• Vishnukundins followed Vedic religion.
• Their family presiding deity was “Sri Parvata Swamy”.
• By their names we can know that they patronized vedic religion.
• They were the 1st to build Hindu cave temples in south india.
• Ikshvakus were 1st to build Hindu temples.
• The Uma Maheshwaram temple (at Amrabad) in Sri Parvatham was known as the Northern Gateway for Srisailam.
• Being followers of Vedic religion also, they did not hate other religions.

Jainism:

• During Vishnukundins period, Srisailam was a great Jain centre, later it became a great Shaiva center.
• This was mentioned in “Dharma Amrutham” written by Jain poet Nyaya Sena.
• Jainism was degraded due to the “kapalika” sect of Jainism.

Buddhism:

• The Prominent Buddhist Guru during Vishnukundins was Dignaga. His famous Sanskrit literary work was “Pramana Samuccaya”.
• Dignaga taught “Yogacara” methods.
• Dignaga was the last Buddhist Guru in Telugu
• He debated with “Eshwar Krishna”, a poet of Vengi.
• Duggipalli Duggena of Vishnukundins period wrote “Nachiketa Pakyanam”.
• Great Buddhist place during Vishnukundins was “Bojjana Konda”.
• Proceedings Known as “Divya’s”.
• Madhav Varma had punished his son with the death sentence as he drowned the cart and crushed a son of a Tamarind merchant to death.
• Symbolic stupa during their period was “Lingala Mettu”.
• Vishnukundins were the last rulers, who patronized Buddhism.
• During the 5th century A.D, a new Buddhist sect “Vajrayana” entered Amaravati and NagarjunaKonda.
• Buddhism lost its sanctity because the “Vajrayana” sect allowed women,alcohol and encouraged black magic.
• The Vajrayana sect was finally destroyed and lost people’s faith.
• Later, the Brahmins changed the minds of people by saying that “Buddha” was the 9th incarnation of Vishnu and changed all the Buddhist centers into Vaishnava temples / centers.