An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c25.s4.22
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20.4.2 *Brāhmī and its derivatives.* The name Brāhmī was applied by Bühler to the script in which most of the inscriptions of Aśoka are engraved. It appears in some Jaina and Buddhist texts at the top of the lists of scripts. Though the finality of this nomenclature is not established the usage has persisted.