Pāli Dictionary

Khallāṭanāga

Person

サッダー・ティッサの息子でスリランカの王。クルンダヴァーソーカ僧院を建立したが、後に自らの将軍に殺害された。

Son of Saddhā Tissa and younger brother of Lañjakatissa. He was king of Sri Lanka (50-43 B.C.).

Among his religious works was the construction of the Kurundavāsoka-vihāra.

He was killed by the general Mahārattaka. Khallātanāga’s wife was Anulā, and his son was Mahācūlika. Mhv.xxxiii.29 ff; Dpv.xx.12 f.

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