法苑珠林 43.37

43.37

Then the king and all his ministers gave rise to great joy. After the king had bathed the Bodhi tree, he next made offerings to the Saṃgha. Then the elder Yaśas said to the king, "Great King, now that a great assembly of bhikṣus has gathered, you should produce a pure mind of faith and make offerings." Then the king personally made offerings with his own hands from top to bottom, and further bestowed the three robes along with four billion ounces of precious jewels as dakṣiṇā upon the fivefold assembly. Having completed the dedications of the dakṣiṇā, he further redeemed Jambudvīpa, the palace women, the court ladies, the crown prince, and all his ministers with forty billion ounces of precious jewels. Immeasurable was the merit made by Aśoka in this way.