Piyadasi, Piyadassi (
Pali) or Priyadarshi (
Sanskrit) literally means "one who looks with kindness upon
verything (Sanskrit ''priya-darśin-'', feminine ''priya-darśinī''). It may refer to:
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Priyadasi, an ancient Indian regnal name or honorific title, usually associated with Ashoka (304–232 BCE)
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Piyadassi Maha Thera
Piyadassi Maha Thera ( si, පියදස්සි මහා ස්ථවිරයන් වහන්සේ, 8 July 1914 – 18 August 1998) was a preacher of the Dhamma both in Sinhala and in English. He was born on 8 July 1914 at Kotahena in C ...
(1914–1998), Sri Lankan Buddhist preacher
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Priyadarshi (actor)
Priyadarshi Pulikonda (born 25 August 1989) is an Indian actor and comedian who works in Telugu films. He gained recognition for his role in ''Pelli Choopulu'' (2016). In addition to supporting roles, Priyadarshi played the lead in films such a ...
(born 1989), Indian actor and comedian in Telugu cinema
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''Priyadarshini'' (film), a 1978 Malayalam movie
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Priyadarshini (singer)
Priyadarshini Ram, also known as Priyadharshi Ram or monomymously as Priyadarshini, is a Singaporean-Indian playback singer who has performed in more than 110 movies in the Tamil, Kannada, Telugu and Hindi cinema industries.
She began her c ...
, Indian playback singer
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Priyadarshini Ram (born 1955), Indian Telugu filmmaker
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Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi
Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi (; ''née'' Nehru; 19 November 1917 – 31 October 1984) was an Indian politician and a central figure of the Indian National Congress. She was elected as third prime minister of India in 1966 and was als ...
(1919-1984), Prime Minister of India
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Tenzin Priyadarshi
Tenzin Priyadarshi is the president and CEO of the Dalai Lama Center for Ethics and Transformative Values at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Early years
Priyadarshi was born into a Hindu Bhumihar Brahmin family in Vaishali district, ...
, Indian Buddhist leader
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