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.