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Sena5

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Yuvarāja under Udaya III and later King Sena III of Sri Lanka, remembered for his regular observance of the uposatha and various religious benefactions.

Upāraja of Udaya III, and later Sena III, king of Sri Lanka (937-45 A.D.). According to some accounts he was the brother of Udaya III. He observed the uposatha-day regularly, and among his benefactions was the Dandissara offering to mendicant artists. He made the stone paving of Abhayuttara-cetiya and endowed the Nāgasālā-pariveṇa. Cv.liii.13, 28 ff.

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