Known as Tipiṭaka-Cūḷanāga, a celebrated commentator whose interpretations are frequently cited by Buddhaghosa, and whose death was mourned by King Kuṭakaṇṇa-Tissa as a grievous loss to the Dhamma.

A thera of Vasāḷanagara who, together with his brother Mahānāga, attained Arahantship after thirty years at Cittalapabbata and, out of non-attachment, declined to reveal his identity when visiting his own mother.

An eminent Vinaya teacher among the theras of Sri Lanka.

A monk of Pidhānagalla in the time of King Duṭṭhagāmaṇī who received a robe from Saṅghadattā.

A monk who, after feeding a starving bitch with his alms, was rewarded with abundant food to share for decades, became an Arahant, and died on pilgrimage to the Bodhi tree, asking his companions to carry his ashes onward.

A fortress in the Rājaraṭṭha region of Sri Lanka.