Age of the Nandas and Mauryas c12.s9.14

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c12.s9.14

Except in the Buddhist texts there are not many references to the Nirgranthas in the contemporary literature. In the seventh pillar edict, Aśoka mentions them along with the Ājīvikas and the Buddhists to state that his Mahāmātras were also occupied with their welfare.

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Pillar Edicts of Aśoka (Edicts I–IV) (ed. Bühler 1894) — Prakrit