nkan editions of the account of these events given in DN 16 state explicitly that the Buddha went to the rest-house hall in the late afternoon, which seems more reasonable. The PTS edition of that passage doesnât state the time of day, while the Thai edition states that he went in the morning. 2. Pṅṭaliputta later became the capital of King Asokaâs empire. The "breaking open of the seed-pods (pūṭa-bhedana)" is a wordplay on the last part of the cityâs name. Archaeological evidence from what may have been part of Asokaâs palace in Pṅṭaliputta shows burnt wooden posts buried in mud–perhaps a sign that the palace burned and then was buried in a flood. See also: MN 108; AN 4:183 - --> - - - -