Bhaiksuki

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The Bhaiksuki Unicode block contains the characters of the Bhaiksuki script, which was used to write Sanskrit Buddhist texts in medieval eastern India and Nepal. Recently deciphered, the script is significant for the study of Buddhist literature and the history of writing in South Asia.
Bhaiksuki
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Code (Short Name / Abbr)
Bhaiksuki
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Long Name
97
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Number of Characters

Bhaiksuki is a Unicode block containing characters from the Bhaiksuki alphabet, which is a Brahmi-based script that was used for writing Sanskrit during the 11th and 12th centuries CE, mainly in the present-day states of Bihar and West Bengal in India, and in parts of Bangladesh.

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