Pāli Dictionary

Devā4

Person

The wife of King Kassapa V of Sri Lanka and mother of the general Sakka, who built a forest-monk monastery named after herself and adorned the Buddha image at Maricavaṭṭi.

Wife of Kassapa V and mother of Sakka senāpati. She built, for the monks living in the wilderness, a vihāra called after herself, and adorned the Buddha-image at Maricavatti. Cv.lii.52, 61, 64 ff.

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