Piyadasi/Piyadassi (Pali) or Priyadarshi/Priyadarshini (Sanskrit) literally means "one who looks with kindness upon verything (Sanskrit ''priya-darśin'', feminine ''priya-darśinī''). It may refer to: *

Priyadarshi (actor) Priyadarshi Pulikonda is an Indian actor and comedian who works in Telugu cinema, Telugu films. He gained recognition for his role in ''Pelli Choopulu'' (2016). In addition to supporting roles, Priyadarshi played the lead in films such as ''Mall ...

(born 1989), Indian actor and comedian in Telugu cinema * ''Priyadarshini'' (film), a 1978 Indian Malayalam-language film *

Priyadarshini (singer) Priyadarshini Ram, also known as Priyadharshi Ram or mononymously as Priyadarshini, is a Singaporean-Indian playback singer who has performed in more than 180 movies in the Tamil, Kannada, Telugu and Hindi cinema industries. She has also sun ...

, Indian playback singer *

Priyadarshini Ram Priyadarshini Ram is an Indian advertising executive, actor, and Telugu filmmaker. He won Nandi Special Jury Award for Manodu (2006) for his directorial making of the film. Early life Although Ram was born in Tenali, he was educated in Bh ...

(born 1955), Indian Telugu filmmaker *

Priyadasi Priyadasi, also Piyadasi or Priyadarshi ( Brahmi: 𑀧𑀺𑀬𑀤𑀲𑀺 ''piyadasi'', ), was the name of a ruler in ancient India, namely Ashoka Maurya (3rd century BCE); literally an honorific epithet which means "He who regards others with ...

, an ancient Indian regnal name or honorific title, usually associated with Ashoka (304–232 BCE) *

Piyadassi Maha Thera Piyadassi Maha Thera (, 8 July 1914 – 18 August 1998) was a Theravada, Theravādin Buddhist monasticism, Buddhist monk and preacher of the Buddhadharma, Dharma, both in Sinhala language, Sinhalese and in English. He was born on 8 July 1914 a ...

(1914–1998), Sri Lankan Buddhist preacher *

Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi ( ''née'' Nehru; 19 November 1917 – 31 October 1984) was an Indian politician and stateswoman who served as the prime minister of India from 1966 to 1977 and again from 1980 until her assassination in 1984. She ...

(1919–1984), Prime Minister of India *

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 family in Vaishali district, Bihar, India. He ...

, Indian Buddhist leader

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