An Arahant of Asokārāma who ordained Asoka’s brother Tissa and, after the Third Council, was sent to convert Mahārattha, converting many by teaching the Mahānāradakassapa Jātaka.

An ancient commentator, known as Tipiṭaka Mahādhammarakkhita, quoted repeatedly in the Pali Commentaries and a contemporary of Dīghabhāṇaka-Abhaya.

An elder of the Tulādhāra monastery in Rohana who taught the Doctrine to Tipiṭaka Cūlābhaya and attained nibbāna while teaching at the Lohapāsāda.

An alternate name referring to Yonaka Mahādhammarakkhita.