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# Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c31.3563

Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c31.3563

- **Language:** English

### [v2.c31.3563](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.3563)

Moriyā.—A khattiya clan of India. Among those claiming a share of the Buddha’s relics were the Moriyas of Pipphalivana. They came rather late and had to be satisfied with a share of the ashes.¹ Candagutta, grandfather of Asoka, was also a Moriyan.²

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