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Devanampriya (Devanagari: देवानंप्रिय or देवानम्प्रिय), also
called Devanampiya (Brahmi script: 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀁𑀧𑀺𑀬, Devānaṃpiya), was a Pali honorific...
- ****ociating
Ashoka with his
regnal title Devanampriya ("Beloved-of-the-Gods"): [A proclamation] of
Devanampriya Asoka. Two and a half
years [and somewhat...
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generally used in
conjunction with the
title "
Devanampriya" ("Beloved of the Gods") in the
formula "
Devanampriya Priyadasi". Some of the
inscriptions rather...
- the full
Brahmi alphabet. The
edicts in
Brahmi script mentioned a King
Devanampriya Piyadasi which Prinsep initially ****umed was a Sri
Lankan king. He was...
- name
Ashoka in it
instead of the
earlier edicts that
referred him as
Devanampriya. This
edict was
important to
conclude that many
edicts found earlier...
- morality-rescript
Devānāṁpriya.INS Priyadarśin.INS king.INS write.CAUS.PTC 'This
rescript on
morality has been
caused to be
written by king
Devānāṁpriya Priyadarśin...
- but in the name of "
Devanampriya" ("Beloved of the God",
thought to be a
general regnal title like "Our Lord"), "
Devanampriya Priyadasi" ("Our Lord...
- enemies"), a
title of Indra. In addition,
Bindusara was
given the
title Devanampriya ("The
Beloved of the Gods"),
which was also
applied to his successor...
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support in his inscriptions;
although a
Buddhist ruler, he was
called Devanampriya,
which means "Beloved of the Gods" in Pali. The
title of Devanampiya...
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practice which predated him and was done by
former kings as well. King
Devanampriya Priyadarsin speaks thus. On the
roads banyan-trees were
caused to be...
