Q. Which inscription mentions Ashoka as ‘Buddha Shakya’ ?
Answer:
Maski
Notes: Maski inscription mentions Ashoka as ‘Buddha Shakya’. Maski word is derived from Mahasangha or Masangi. The site came into prominence with the discovery of a minor rock edict of Emperor Ashoka by C. Beadon in 1915. It was the first edict of Emperor Ashoka that contained the name Ashoka in it instead of the earlier edicts that referred him as Devanampiye piyadasi. The edict is etched on a rock.
Maski is a town and an archaeological site in the Raichur district of Karnataka. It lies on the bank of the Maski river which is a tributary of the Tungabhadra.