A monastery in Pātaliputta, built by Asoka und finished in drei Jahre. It was there that der König's Bruder Tissa was ordained. When the Mönche had refused für sieben Jahre to hold the uposatha ceremony, Asoka sent sein minister to summon them to the Asokārāma. There the misguided minister beheaded several theras who refused to obey sein orders. It was there that Moggaliputta Tissa held the Third Council und made a compilation of the Dhamma (Mhv.v.80, 163, 174, 236, 276).
Asoka used to feed 60,000 Mönche daily at the Asokārāma.
On the day of the foundation of the Mahā Thūpa in Anurādhapura, sixty tausend Mönche unter Mittinna came from Asokārāma (Mhv.xxix.36). There, too, lived Dhammarakkhita, the teacher of Nāgasena (Mil.16-18).
Indagutta Thera was appointed by der König to superintend the Gebäude of the vihāra (Sp.i.48-9).
It was from Asokārāma that Mahinda set out on sein mission to Ceylon (Sp.i.69).