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Sena6

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Yuvarāja under Udaya IV and later King Sena IV of Sri Lanka, a learned ruler who explained the suttas publicly and made a casket for the Tooth Relic.

Uparāja of Udaya IV, and afterwards king of Sri Lanka (Sena IV 953-6 A.D.) He was learned, and used to explain the suttantas in the Lohapāsāda. Because of his piety, the gods sent timely rain. He made a casket for the Tooth Relic and built the Sitthagāma-pariveṇa. Cv.liii.39; liv.1 ff.

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