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Piyadasi

Piyadasi, Piyadassi or Priyadarshini is Pali for "one who looks with kindness upon [everything]" (Sanskrit priya-darśin-, feminine priya-darśinī).

It is the name or nickname of:

  • Ashoka (304–232 BCE), Indian emperor
  • Piyadassi Maha Thera (1914–1998), Sri Lankan Buddhist preacher
  • Tenzin Priyadarshi, Indian Buddhist leader
  • Priyadarshini (actress), Indian Tamil actress and TV anchor
  • Priyadarshini Ram (born 1955), Indian Telugu filmmaker
  • Priyadarshini (singer), Indian playback singer