Buddhist sources that provide information about Bindusara include "Divyavadana" (including "Ashokavadana" and "Pamsupradanavadana"), "Dipavamsa", "Mahavamsa", "Vamsatthappakasini" (also known as "Mahvamsa Tika" or "Mahavamsa commentary"), "Samantapasadika", and the 16th century writings of Taranatha.