阿育王
Chinese
forms
Definitions
- Ashoka Indian emperor revered by Chinese Buddhists for his patronage of the religion
Etymology
Derived from Sanskrit अशोक (without grief, the plant taxlink, unsorrowful, sorrowless, Saraca asoca, not sad, without sadness).
Origin
Sanskrit
अशोक
Gloss
without grief, the plant taxlink, unsorrowful, sorrowless, Saraca asoca, not sad, without sadness