Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c6.3498

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According to *Mahāvaṃsa*,¹⁴ Asoka’s accession was 218 years after the Buddha’s death and his coronation was four years later. The chronicles¹⁵ contain various stories of his miraculous powers. His command spread a yojana into the air and a yojana under the earth. The devas supplied him daily with water from the Anotatta Lake and with other luxuries from elsewhere. Yakkhas, Nāgas and even mice and karavika birds ministered to his comfort, and thoughtful animals came and died outside his kitchen in order to provide him with food.