Devanampiya Piyadassi

Devanampiya Piyadassi The title by which Asoka, the Great, is referred to

in almost all his inscriptions, except the one at Maski which refers to him as

‘Asoka Piyadassi’ and thus settles the question of the identity of the title with

Asoka. The title means the ‘Beloved of the Gods who looks after the welfare

of all