[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Dictionary of Pali Proper Names](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937) › v1.c6.3517 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c6.3517 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c6.3517 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c6.3517](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c6.3517) ²⁶ E.g., vi. 1, 2, 25. The title Devānampiya used by Asoka in his inscriptions was also used by Tissa, Asoka’s contemporary in Ceylon, and by Asoka’s grandson Dasaratha (Nāgārjunī Hill Cave Inscription). It was used also by other kings in Ceylon: Vaṅkanāsika Tissa, Gajabāhukagāminī and Mahallaka-Nāga (Ep. Zeyl. i. 60. f). - [Previous: v1.c6.3516](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c6.3516) - [Next: v1.c6.3518](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c6.3518) - [Up: v1.c6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c6) ## Cites (2) - [Dīpavaṃsa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada_postcanon.vamsa.dipavamsa.6.1) — Pāli - [Epigraphia Zeylanica](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.epigraphy.corpora.ez) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c6.3517](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c6.3517) · Pramāṇa