Rupnath rock edict: Ashoka states that he had been a Shakya lay follower for over two and a half years without much zeal, and that after visiting the Sangha he strove vigorously for a little over a year (Edicts of Ashoka Rupnath B–D)
Sahasram rock edict: after becoming a lay follower (upasaka) he began to strive, and he issued this declaration on the 256th day of a tour, having it engraved on rock and on stone pillars (Edicts of Ashoka Sahasram B–M)
Bairat rock edict: Priyadarshi, king of Magadha, greets the Sangha, declares his faith in the Buddha, the Dharma and the Sangha, and specifies scriptural passages to be read (Edicts of Ashoka Calcutta-Bairat A–E)
Maski rock edict: Ashoka Devanampiya declares that he had been a Buddhist Shakya lay follower for over two and a half years, that it has been a little over a year since he visited the Sangha and strove, and that gods and men have been brought into contact (Edicts of Ashoka Maski A–G)
Brahmagiri rock edict: in the form of a message from the prince (Aryaputra) and mahamatras of Suvarnagiri to the mahamatras of Isila, it announces two and a half years as a lay follower and a little over a year of striving (Edicts of Ashoka Brahmagiri A–J)
Siddapura and Brahmagiri belong to the Isila region, and Isila is under the jurisdiction of the viceroy of Suvarnagiri (Hultzsch's introductory commentary) (Edicts of Ashoka Siddapura (Hultzsch 서론 2600–2605줄))
The elder nun Sanghamitta attained parinibbana at Hatthalakka monastery in the ninth year of King Uttiya, aged 59; the king cremated her east of Thuparama. (Mahavamsa (Great Chronicle of Sri Lanka) 20.48-53)tradition