A king of Jambudīpa of the Moriya dynasty who gained his throne through the scheming of Cāṇakka, reigned twenty-four years, and was grandfather of Asoka.

A co-resident monk of the Thera Mahā-Kassapa, whose colleague was Suriyagutta.

One of the eight warriors who escorted the Bodhi-tree to Sri Lanka, later appointed to beat the golden drum at its ceremonies.

An Arahant elder who came from Vanavāsa with eighty thousand others for the founding of the Mahā Thūpa in Anurādhapura.