Grandfather of Migāra Rohaṇeyya.

A brahmin, grandson of Sekhuniya, who together with his friend the Licchavi Sāḷha once visited the teacher Nandaka.

A Sakyan prince, brother of Bhaddakaccānā, who emigrated to Sri Lanka and founded a settlement named after him.

One of the three main provinces of early Sri Lanka, covering the island’s southeast with Mahāgāma as its capital, which repeatedly served as a refuge for the Sinhalese court and Buddhist monks during periods of foreign occupation or persecution elsewhere.

A cross-reference entry pointing to the Rohaṇamiga Jātaka.

The monk assigned by Assagutta to win over the brahmin youth Nāgasena, whom he served patiently for years before ordaining and training him as his first teacher, later making his forgiveness for a moment of disrespect conditional on Nāgasena’s success in refuting King Milinda.

Headman of the village of Kitti and father of Theraputtābhaya, who became a Stream-winner after hearing the elder Mahāsumma teach and, having joined the Order, later attained Arahantship.