Devi dharma biography examples

Indian queen

Maharani Devi ( BCE – BCE) was, according to the Sri Lankan chronicles, the first wife of the third Mauryan EmperorAshoka.

She was also the mother of Ashoka's first two children—his son, Mahendra, and daughter, Sanghamitra—both of whom played important roles in the spread of Buddhism to other countries. She is also remembered for the Sanchi Stupa.

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Origin

According to the Ceylonese chronicles, Ashoka's first wife was the daughter of a merchant of Vedisagiri (present-day Vidisha), Devi by name, whom Ashoka had married while he was Viceroy at Ujjain. The Mahabodhivamsa (a Ceylonese source) calls her Vedisa-Mahadevi and a Sakyani or a Sakyakumari as being the daughter of a clan of the Shakyas who had immigrated to Vedisa nagaram out of fear of Vidudabha menacing their mother country.^[1] This would make her a relative of the Buddha's family or clan, as he also belonged to a clan of the Shakyas.

Marriage

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