- The
Ashokavadana (Sanskrit: अशोकावदान; IAST: Aśokāvadāna; "Narrative of Ashoka") is an
Indian Sanskrit-language text that
describes the
birth and reign...
- and the main
texts that
provide information about his life (such as
Ashokavadana and Mahavamsa) do not name his mother. The
Asokavadanamala names her...
- For example, both
Ashokavadana and
Mahavamsa mention that Ashoka's
empress Tishyarak****a had the
Bodhi Tree destro****. In
Ashokavadana, the
empress manages...
- that
provide information about Bindusara include Divyavadana (including
Ashokavadana and Pamsupradanavadana), Dipavamsa, Mahavamsa,
Vamsatthappakasini (also...
- Ashoka's **** was,
according to
Ashokavadana, an
elaborate torture chamber disguised as a
beautiful palace full of
amenities such as
exclusive baths and...
- with the Shunga–Gr**** War and
ruled for 36 years. The
Buddhist text
Ashokavadana names Pushyamitra as the last
Mauryan emperor. Sampadin's son was Bṛhaspati...
-
Faxian mentioned the
monastery as well.[citation needed]
According to an
Ashokavadana legend, the
Shunga king
Pushyamitra tried to
destroy the monastery, but...
- king's temple" as a
rendering of "raja-pasada-cetikasa." On the
basis of
Ashokavadana, it is
presumed that the
stupa may have been
vandalised at one point...
-
sangha by the
great Indian emperor Ashoka. This is
illustrated in the
Ashokavadana in the
following verses: "A
great donor, the lord of men, the eminent...
-
pacifism have been "grossly exaggerated".
Buddhist records such as the
Ashokavadana write that the ********ination of
Brihadratha and the rise of the Shunga...
