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The mother of Ashoka and Vigatashoka was a woman named Subhadrangi, the daughter of a Brahmin of the Champa city. When she was born, an astrologer named Pingalwatsa predicted that one of her sons would be an emperor, and the other a religious man.
Ashoka was born to the Mauryan emperor Bindusara and his queen, Dharma [or Dhamma]. Ashokavandana states that his mother was a queen named Subhadrangi, the daughter of Champa of Telangana. A palace intrigue kept her away from the king. This eventually ended, and she bore a son. It is from her exclamation "I am now without
Translations of Aśvaghoṣa's Buddhacarita & Saundarananda (pdf) Mike Cross Aśvaghoṣa's two epic poems are ostensibly biographies of the Buddha himself and of his half-brother, the handsome Nanda.
Ashokavadanamala is an eleventh-century text detailing the reign of King Bindusara. In this text, a woman is mentioned who was the mother of Ashoka, who came from a humble background but was a Brahmin.
6 dni temu · One of Bindusara’s most famous sons, Ashoka, later became the emperor and is widely known for his role in spreading Buddhism. His mother was Subhadrangi, the daughter of a Brahmin from the city of Champa.
1 paź 2024 · Bindusara (born c. 320 bce —died 272/3 bce) was the second Mauryan emperor, who ascended the throne about 297 bce. Greek sources refer to him as Amitrochates, Greek for the Sanskrit amitraghata (“destroyer of foes”). The name perhaps reflects his successful campaign in the Deccan.
21 maj 2024 · Various Hindu Puranas mention Bindusara as the son of Chandragupta Maurya while Buddhist texts, specifically, The Dipavamsa, mentions Bindusara to be the son of king Shishuganga, who belonged to the Haryanka dynasty (that earlier ruled Magadha).
