Ashoka was the third monarch of the Maurya Dynasty in India. After converting to Buddhism, he promoted the Dha…
Ashoka was the third monarch of the Maurya Dynasty in India. After converting to Buddhism, he promoted the Dharma. It is said that he made 84,000 boxes of gold, silver, glazed glass, and crystal to contain the Buddha's relics, 84,000 treasure bottles to hold these boxes and countless streamers and umbrellas to adorn the relics. He ordered gods and ghosts to each hold offerings for the relics and build 84,000 pagodas.