Religion
Ashoka had displayed divine support in his inscriptions; although a Buddhist ruler, he had repeatedly called himself Devanampiya, which literally meant "Beloved Of The Gods" in Pali. The title of Devanampiya and religious adherence of the Mauryan ruler to Buddhism was continued by Dasaratha.
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