श्रीलंकानि दोरोंखौ सैथो होन्नानै साननानै,आरो आरो बुद्धआ 483 खृ.आ. आव थैदों होन्नायखौ फोथायनानै, गोबां बिजिरसंगिरिफोरनि फोरमायथिनाय अक्ट'बायदियै अशकआ 265 खृ.आ. आवनो राजउलाफादखौ सामलायदों जानांगौ।
Assuming that the Sri Lankan tradition is correct, and assuming that the Buddha died in 483 BCE, a date proposed by several scholars, Ashoka must have ascended the throne in 265 BCE.