Asoka
died 232 b.c., Buddhist king in India 269?–232? b.c.
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Centuries before King Asoka the Buddhists sent out missionaries all over the world.
God and my Neighbour | Robert BlatchfordAnd, O son of Kunti, in that spot is the tirtha called Asoka abounding in woody retreats of ascetics.
Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Bk. 3 Pt. 1 | Krishna-Dwaipayana VyasaThen she bent and broke the flowery twigs from trees, such as the Sala, the Asoka and the Tilaka.
Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Bk. 3 Pt. 1 | Krishna-Dwaipayana VyasaIn the month of Chaitra on the thirteenth lunar day, the Madanotsava is celebrated and the Asoka tree is worshipped.
Cultus Arborum | AnonymousAfterwards king Asoka, wishing to know where their ends rested, sent men to dig and see.
Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms | Fa-Hsien
British Dictionary definitions for Asoka
/ (əˈsəʊkə, əˈʃəʊ-) /
died 232 bc, Indian emperor (?273–232 bc), who elevated Buddhism to the official state religion
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