Minor Pillar Edict

Nigali Sagar

Minor Pillar Edict (Nigali Sagar Version)

Minor Pillar Edict (Nigali Sagar Version)

Location: Ashokan inscription site — Nigali Sagar., Lumbini Province, Nepal
Date: c. 260–250 BCE
Script: Brahmi
Language: Prakrit
Type: Minor Pillar Edict
Coordinates: 27.6000° N, 83.1000° E

Overview

Nigali Sagar's pillar inscription records Ashoka's enlargement of the stupa of the previous Buddha Konagamana.

Nigali Sagar site view — Nigali Sagar

Location

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The Inscription

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