Maṇipāsāda
OtherThe name given to the Lohapāsāda after Jeṭṭhatissa rebuilt it in seven storeys and offered it a costly jewel, later burnt down by the Coḷas and eventually restored by Mahinda IV.
The name given to the Lohapāsāda, after it had been rebuilt in seven storeys by Jeṭṭhatissa.
He offered to the building a jewel worth sixty thousand, hence its name.
The building was worth ten million (Mhv.xxxvi.125).
The Coḷā burnt it down, and Udaya IV tried to rebuild it, but died before the work was completed (Cv.liii.51). This was done by Mahinda IV. Cv.liv.48.
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