• Piyadassi, Priyadarshini, or प्रियदर्शिन् in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Piyadasi/Piyadassi (Pali) or Priyadarshi/Priyadarshini (Sanskrit) literally means...
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    Priyadasi (redirect from Piyadasī)
    Priyadasi Priyadasi, also Piyadasi or Priyadarshi (Brahmi: 𑀧𑀺𑀬𑀤𑀲𑀺 piyadasi, Imperial Aramaic: 𐡐𐡓𐡉𐡃𐡓𐡔, romanized: Prydrš), was the name of a...
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    Ashoka (redirect from Devanampiya Piyadasi)
    Minor Rock Edicts, is not the same as king Piyadasi, or Devanampiya Piyadasi (i.e. "Beloved of the Gods Piyadasi", "Beloved of the Gods" being a fairly widespread...
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    Sri Lankan manuscripts (Dipavamsa, or "Island Chronicle" ) associating Piyadasi with Ashoka: "Two hundred and eighteen years after the beatitude of the...
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    should be differentiated from the King Piyadasi, or Devanampiya Piyadasi (i.e. "Beloved of the Gods Piyadasi", "Beloved of the Gods" being a fairly widespread...
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    Devanampiye piyadasi. This edict was important to conclude that many edicts found earlier in the Indian sub-continent in the name of Devanampiye piyadasi, all...
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    inscription mentioning the visit of Piyadasi (honorific name used by Ashoka in his inscriptions) as Maharahakumara (Prince). Piyadasi nama/ rajakumala va/ samvasamane/...
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    Narayanpur. District headquarters are jointly located at Behror and Kotputli. Piyadasi as name of Emperor Ashoka was found out form the Bhabru rock edicts found...
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    Retrieved 1 November 2023. Everywhere within Beloved-of-the-Gods, King Piyadasi's domain, and among the people beyond the borders, the Cholas, the Pandyas...
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    also, the name of Ashoka is used together with his titles: "Devanampiya Piyadasi Asokaraja". Pre-existence of pillars In the Minor Rock Edicts, Ashoka also...
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    territories of the Hellenic kings: Everywhere within Beloved-of-the-Gods, King Piyadasi's [Ashoka's] domain, and among the people beyond the borders, the Cholas...
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  • Machine. Chakravarti, Monmohan (1906). "Animals in the inscriptions of Piyadasi". Memoirs of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. 1 (17): 361–374. Ley, Willy...
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    Bharatiya Kala Prakashan. p. 17. 'Everywhere within Beloved-of-the-Gods, King Piyadasi's domain, and among the people beyond the borders, the Cholas, the Pandyas...
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    These rock-cut chambers bear dedicatory inscriptions in the name of "King Piyadasi" for the Barabar group, and "Devanampiya Dasaratha" for the Nagarjuni group...
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    Beloved-of-the-Gods, King Piyadasi, sees much to object to in such festivals, although there are some festivals that Beloved-of-the-Gods, King Piyadasi, does approve...
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    Ashoka in it instead of the earlier edicts that referred him as Devanampiye piyadasi. Mudgal The main attractions Mudgal are the remnants of the Mudgal fort...
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    animals, in their territories: Everywhere within Beloved-of-the-Gods, King Piyadasi's [Ashoka's] domain, and among the people beyond the borders, the Cholas...
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  • mention "Is'ana" which means God. He quotes, "'Thus spake Devanampiya Piyadasi: "Wherefore from this very hour, I have caused religious discourses to...
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    Indian veterinary treatise. The edicts of Asoka read: "Everywhere King Piyadasi (Asoka) made two kinds of medicine (चिकित्सा) available, medicine for people...
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    offered in sacrifice...Formerly, in the kitchen of Beloved-of-the-Gods, King Piyadasi, hundreds of thousands of animals were killed every day to make curry....
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    their own religion should be told this: the beloved of the gods, King Piyadasi, does not value gifts and honors as much as he values that there should...
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    Edition by E. Hultzsch (in Sanskrit). p. 132. Senart (1876). Inscriptions Of Piyadasi Tome Second. pp. 209–210. AjIvika Archived 20 August 2016 at the Wayback...
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    Vaishali. One of the edicts of Ashoka (272–231 BCE) reads: "Everywhere King Piyadasi (Ashoka) erected two kinds of hospitals, hospitals for people and hospitals...
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    History of South India, p 129 'Everywhere within Beloved-of-the-Gods, King Piyadasi's domain, and among the people beyond the borders, the Cholas, the Pandyas...
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    (304–232 BC), in his 12th edict stated: "The beloved of the gods, king Piyadasi, honors both ascetics and the householders of all religions, and he honors...
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    Smith and George Turnour. They determined that the script referred to King Piyadasi which was also the epithet of an Indian ruler known as Ashoka who came...
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    religion in the Indian subcontinent is exemplified by the reign of King Piyadasi (304–232 BC) (Ashoka). One of King Ashoka's main concerns was to reform...
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    of the ruins and the Lumbini pillar from the South Various "Devanampiya Piyadasi" inscriptions on the Pillars of Ashoka. Several alternative translations...
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    March 28, 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2014. ... Beloved-of-the-Gods, King Piyadasi's domain, and among the people beyond the borders, the Cholas, the Pandyas...
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    Rock Edict, S. Dhammika). "Everywhere within Beloved-of-the-Gods, King Piyadasi's [Ashoka] domain, and among the people beyond the borders, the Cholas,...
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