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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- King of Magadha (273–232) who united most of the Indian subcontinent under one rule and was converted to Buddhism, establishing it as the state religion.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A low-spreading, leguminous tree, Saraca Indica, bearing large sweet-scented, pale orange-scarlet flowers.
- noun The mast-tree or Indian fir, Polyalthia longifolia, of the custard-apple family. It is cultivated for the sake of its flowers, and is planted in avenues and near temples. See
vanjula .
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More significant, however, than this general injunction is an incident in Asoka's reign (3rd century B.C.) recorded in the Divyavadana, an important Buddhist work.
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More significant, however, than this general injunction is an incident in Asoka's reign (3rd century B.C.) recorded in the Divyavadana, an important Buddhist work.
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King's reign and all announce themselves as the enactments of Piyadassi, the name Asoka being rarely used [582].
Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1 Charles Eliot 1896
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The name Asoka has hitherto only been found in one edict discovered at Hyderabad, _J. R.A.S.
Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1 Charles Eliot 1896
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And, O son of Kunti, in that spot is the _tirtha_ called Asoka abounding in woody retreats of ascetics.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Vana Parva, Part 1 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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And, O son of Kunti, in that spot is the tirtha called Asoka abounding in woody retreats of ascetics.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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The first period in the history of Buddhism extends from the death of the founder to the death of Asoka, that is to about 232 B.C.
Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1 Charles Eliot 1896
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The macho star is also undeterred with the failures of period dramas in Bollywood, as both Shah Rukh Khan starrer "Asoka" (2001) and Aamir Khan's "Mangal Pandey: The Rising" (2005) have been box office duds.
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The macho star is also undeterred with the failures of period dramas in Bollywood, as both Shah Rukh Khan starrer "Asoka" (2001) and Aamir Khan's "Mangal Pandey: The Rising" (2005) have been box office duds.
The Times of India 2010
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The macho star is also undeterred with the failures of period dramas in Bollywood, as both Shah Rukh Khan starrer "Asoka" (2001) and Aamir Khan's "Mangal Pandey: The Rising" (2005) have been box office duds.
The Times of India 2010
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