...great quinquennial assembly of monks, which had been instituted by King Asoka, to which the monks came: "as if in clouds; and when they are all assembled,...behind the places where (the chief of them) are to The offerings of the king and his ministers are described, as well as the rituals and gifts distributed....

...great quinquennial assembly5. When this is to be held, the king requests the presence of the Iranrans from all quarters (of his kingdom). They come (as if) in clouds 5 and when they are all assembled, their place of session is grandly decorated. Silken streamers and...