Dappula3
PersonA king of Sri Lanka who succeeded his brother Aggabodhi VIII as Dappula II, noted for rebuilding several monasteries and enlarging the Mahāpāḷi Hall.
Younger brother of Aggabodhi VIII, whom he succeeded to the throne as Dappula II, (812–28 A.C.) He had a General (senāpati) called Vajira and a daughter named Devā. His sister was married to Mahinda, ruler of Rohaṇa, and Dappula adopted Mahinda’s sons when they were driven away by their father. Dappula rebuilt the Hatthikucchi°, Vāhadīpa° and Lāvarāvapabbata-vihāras, and enlarged the Mahāpāḷi Hall, in addition to various other acts of piety. Cv.xlix.65.
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