Lauriya-Araraj pillar of Ashoka |
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Material | Polished
sandstone |
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Period/culture | 3rd Century BCE |
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Discovered | 26° 33′ 0.82″ N 84° 38′ 51.29″ E |
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Place | Lauriya-Araraj,
Champaran,
India. |
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Present location | Lauriya Araraj,
India |
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26°33′01″N 84°38′51″E / 26.550227°N 84.647581°E / 26.550227; 84.647581
Lauriya Araraj, also Lauriya Areraj, is a location name in the
East Champaran District of the State of
Bihar in
India.
It is known for the presence of one of the
Pillars of Ashoka.
[1] The pillar
capital is missing, but the pillar bear six
Edicts of Ashoka.
[2]
Despite the similarity of the names, it is located at a distance of 55 km to the southeast of the other Ashoka pillar at
Lauriya Nandangarh.
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An inscription of Ashoka on the pillar.
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Rest of the inscription by Ashoka.
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Ashoka
Major Pillar Edicts on the pillar.
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Various inscriptions on the pillar.
References
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^ Asoka, Mookerji Radhakumud, Motilal Banarsidass Publishing, 1962
p.92
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^ Buddhist Architecture, Huu Phuoc Le
Grafikol, 2010
p.38