INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
authenticity of the facts provided in the document has been confirmed through archaeological research conducted in Sri Lanka and India.It is
an important historical source in South Asia containing crucial information about the lifetime of the Buddha, the Emperor Asoka and the rise
of Buddhism as a world religion.The document has played a significant role in popularizing Buddhism in Southeast Asia and contributed
as well as the transliteration and translation of the text to several Southeast Asian and European languages stand testimony to its immense
historical, cultural, literal, linguistic and scholarly values.The Memory of the World Register lists documentary heritage that has been
recommended by the International Advisory Committee, and endorsed by the Director-General of UNESCO, as corresponding to the selection
criteria regarding world significance and outstanding universal value.
