A minister of Mahāsena and a follower of the heretic monk, Saṅghamitta. He helped Saṅghamitta in the despoliation of the Lohapāsāda and other buildings. He was killed in an attempt to destroy the Thūpārāma.²⁴ In the Dīpavaṃsa ²⁵ he is called Pāpasoṇa (Soṇa the wicked).