HISTORY
MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Dharmakirti
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Dharmadeva
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Chakravarti
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Priyadarsi
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Detailed explanation-1: -Devanampriya Priyadarshi ( Devanampiya Piyadaasi) was used to refer to Ashoka.
Detailed explanation-2: -The correct answer is Ashoka Maurya. Ashoka Maurya was known as ‘Devanampriya Priyadarshi’. Asoka himself assumed the title “Devanampiya Priyadarshi".
Detailed explanation-3: -In Bhabhru edict, the Mauryan Emperor Ashoka refers himself as Piyadassi laja Magadhe (Piyadassi, King of Magadha). In this edict he states his faith in the Buddha, the Dhamma and the Sangha. Hence, Option A is correct.
Detailed explanation-4: -It was then supposed that this Priyadasi, being a Mauryan, was probably the Ashoka of Buddhist accounts. Because of the association in the Dipavamsa, the title “Priyadasi” is thought to have been used by the Indian Emperor Ashoka (r. 269-233 BCE) in his inscriptions (the Edicts of Ashoka).