A native of Coḷa who studied in Sri Lanka under Ānanda Vanaratana, became head of the Bālādicca monastery, and wrote the Rūpasiddhi and the Pajjamadhu; he is also known as Coḷiya Dīpaṅkara.

A monk who was among those who requested Buddhaghosa to compose the Jātakaṭṭhakathā.