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<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.461127/page/n13/mode/1up|title=Life In Ancient Bengal Before The Rise Of The Palas|last=Chakrobarty|first=Ashim Kumar|pages=14|quote=His authority over Pundravardhana is mentioned in the legend of Divyavddana. The famous Mahasthana inscription also confirms his authority over northern Bengal (Pundravardhana). A large number of monasteries had been established in different parts of Bengal (Samatata, Pundravardhana, Tamralipta etc.) during the time of Asoka. This is known from Hiuen Tsang who had seen them when he visited Bengal. }}</ref> | <ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.461127/page/n13/mode/1up|title=Life In Ancient Bengal Before The Rise Of The Palas|last=Chakrobarty|first=Ashim Kumar|pages=14|quote=His authority over Pundravardhana is mentioned in the legend of Divyavddana. The famous Mahasthana inscription also confirms his authority over northern Bengal (Pundravardhana). A large number of monasteries had been established in different parts of Bengal (Samatata, Pundravardhana, Tamralipta etc.) during the time of Asoka. This is known from Hiuen Tsang who had seen them when he visited Bengal. }}</ref> | ||
<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/kanjilal-a-reconstruction-of-the-abhijnanasakuntalam-1980/page/145/mode/1up|title=Kanjilal - A Reconstruction of the Abhijñānaśakuntalam (1980)|last=Dileep Kumar Kanjilal|date=1980|pages=145-146|quote=The Mahasthana inscription of the 3rd Cent B.C. points to the prevalence of Brahmi script in North Bengal.}}</ref> | |||
==Inscription== | ==Inscription== | ||