Asoka

[ uh-soh-kuh ]

noun

1. died 232 b.c., Buddhist king in India 269?–232? b.c.

Asoka

/ əˈsəʊkə; əˈʃəʊ- /

noun

1. Asoka232 bcMIndianPOLITICS: hereditary ruler died 232 bc , Indian emperor (?273–232 bc ), who elevated Buddhism to the official state religion

Example Sentences

Centuries before King Asoka the Buddhists sent out missionaries all over the world.

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And, O son of Kunti, in that spot is the tirtha called Asoka abounding in woody retreats of ascetics.

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Then she bent and broke the flowery twigs from trees, such as the Sala, the Asoka and the Tilaka.

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In the month of Chaitra on the thirteenth lunar day, the Madanotsava is celebrated and the Asoka tree is worshipped.

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Afterwards king Asoka, wishing to know where their ends rested, sent men to dig and see.

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