Piyadasi

Piyadasi, Piyadassi (Pali) or Priyadarshini (Sanskrit) literally means "one who looks with kindness upon [everything]" (Sanskrit priya-darśin-, feminine priya-darśinī).

It is the name or nickname of:

Ashoka (304–232 BCE), Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty, who used the honorific title Devanampriya Priyadasi.
Piyadassi Maha Thera (1914–1998), Sri Lankan Buddhist preacher
Priyadarshi Pullikonda (born 1989), Telugu actor and comedian, often billed as Priyadarshi
Priyadarshini (actress) (born 1978), Indian Tamil actress and TV anchor
Priyadarshini (singer), Indian playback singer
Priyadarshini Ram (born 1955), Indian Telugu filmmaker
Tenzin Priyadarshi, Indian Buddhist leader
Priyadarshini Indira Gandhi (1919 -1984), Prime minister of India

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