Citta4
PersonA Sri Lankan elder who, having joined the Order in old age, fell hopelessly in love with Queen Damiḷadevī and, refusing to accept even news of her death, became known as Ummattaka Citta.
A Thera of Sri Lanka. King Mahādāṭhika Mahā-nāga had a young and beautiful queen, named Damiḷadevī. One day, when she was worshipping at the Ambatthala at Cetiyagiri, Citta, who had joined the Order in his old age, fell in love with her and behaved as one mad, constantly repeating to himself “beautiful as Damiḷadevī.” Even when told of her death, which took place soon after, he refused to believe the news and continued as before; he became, therefore, known as Ummattaka Citta. AA.i.13.
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