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inscriptions mention his
title Devanampiya (Sanskrit: Devanampriya, "Beloved of the Gods"). The
identification of
Devanampiya and
Ashoka as the same person...
- (Devanagari: देवानंप्रिय or देवानम्प्रिय), also
called Devanampiya (Brahmi script: 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀁𑀧𑀺𑀬,
Devānaṃpiya), was a Pali
honorific epithet used by a few...
- Tissa,
later Devanampiya Tissa (Sinhala: දේවානම්පිය තිස්ස, lit. 'Loved by Gods', [ˈdeːʋaːnampijə t̪issə]), also
known as
Devanape Tis (Sinhala: දෙවනපෑ...
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inscriptions in the name of "King Piyadasi" for the
Barabar group, and "
Devanampiya Dasaratha" for the
Nagarjuni group,
thought to date back to the 3rd century...
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brought the tree
cutting to Sri
Lanka during the
reign of
Sinhalese King
Devanampiya Tissa.[1] At more than 2,300
years old, it is the
oldest living human-planted...
- Devanampriya,
which means "Beloved of the Gods" in Pali. The
title of
Devanampiya and
religious adherence of the
Mauryan ruler to
Buddhism was continued...
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Ashoka refers to
himself as "Beloved of the Gods" (
Devanampiya). The
identification of
Devanampiya with
Ashoka was
confirmed by an
inscription discovered...
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contain accounts of
Mahinda travelling to Sri
Lanka and
converting King
Devanampiya Tissa.
These are the
primary sources for
accounts of his life and deeds...
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mission to Sri
Lanka in 246 BCE when he
converted the Sri
Lankan king,
Devanampiya Tissa, to Buddhism.
Arahath Sanghamitra,
daughter of King Ashoka, brought...
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Brahmi script had
originally identified Priyadasi with the King of
Ceylon Devanampiya Tissa. However, in 1837,
George Turnour discovered a
Siamese version...
