Pāli Dictionary

Dhammaceti

Person

Просвещённый царь Pegu, поднявшийся от монаха до министра, зятя царя и его преемника, который направил монахов на Sri Lanka для повторного посвящения на Kalyāṇi-sīmā, основав Sīhalasaṅgha в Rāmañña

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.

All entries named Dhammaceti

Found an error in the dictionary?