Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c36.271
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c36.271
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¹⁴ The Mhv. Ṭīkā (p. 180) adds that, during this massacre, some of the Sākyans escaped to the Himālaya, where they built a city, which came to be called Moriyanagara because the spot resounded with the cries of peacocks. This was the origin of the Moriya dynasty, to which Asoka belonged (189). Thus Asoka and the Buddha were kinsmen.