Pāli Dictionary

Dhammaceti

Person

Pegu के एक प्रबुद्ध राजा, जो भिक्षु से मंत्री, फिर राजकुमार-दामाद और उत्तराधिकारी बने, तथा जिन्होंने Kalyāṇi-sīmā में पुनः उपसंपदा हेतु भिक्षुओं को Sri Lanka भेजा और Rāmañña में Sīhalasaṅgha की स्थापना की

King of Pegu (A.C.1460-91); a very enlightened monarch. He was first a monk; he then gave up his robes and became first the minister and later the son-in-law and successor of Queen Shin-san-bu. He sent a mission to Sri Lanka, where a body of Rāmañña monks were ordained at the Kalyāṇi-sīmā. These returned to Rāmañña and were known as the Sīhalasaṅgha. For details see Bode: op.cit., 38 f.

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