Thus speaks King Priyadarsin, Beloved of the Gods: I have had this Dhamma edict written for the following purpose: that it may endure for a long time, and that my sons and grandsons and great-grandsons may follow it and live according to it.
Indian emperor, spread Buddhism
Pillar Edict VII (reiteration with opening)
c. 243 BCE
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