Buddha praised King Yudhiṣṭhira as " wise, righteous, greatest alms-giver". Recorded in ancient Buddhist scriptures. Ashoka was a Buddhist king who tried to rule like great kings praised by Buddha. So, who inspired whom?Is it so hard for this "Eminent historian" to figure out? pic.twitter.com/dG5Aal2JDP — True Indology (@TIinExile) September 22, 2019 If Yudhiṣṭhira was just a "character of an Epic created 2000 years ago", how did Pāṇini mention Yudhiṣṭhira in Aṣṭādhyāyī (8.3.95) dating back to atleast 2400 years? How did Sātavāhanas mention him in inscriptions dating back to 2100 years? In Aṣṭādhyāyī (8.3.95), Panini explains गवियुधिभ्यां स्थिरः Sutra. Basically, he says that the sibilant *s preceded by front vowel * I becomes the palatal retroflex *ṣ. As an example, he cites the name of Yudhiṣṭhira. What Pāṇini explained is what today's linguists call "Ruki" If Yudhiṣṭhira was a "2000-year-old fictional character" inspired by K...