Charles Allen writes that Ashoka built this Monastery and that the Amalaka stupa outside the monastery was built to commemorate his death.
[citation needed] Xuanzang and Faxian mentioned the monastery as well.
[citation needed] According to an Ashokavadana legend, the Shunga king Pushyamitra tried to destroy the monastery, but it was saved by a miracle.
[2] Mahadeva is said to have received his ordination at Kukkutarama (Pataliputta), before becoming the head of the sangha.
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