찬탈자를 살해하여 왕위를 빼앗은 스리랑카 왕으로, 후에 침략자들에 의해 십사 년간 은신 생활을 강요받았으며, 권력을 되찾자 아바야기리 승원을 창건했다

A king of Sri Lanka who seized the throne by killing a usurper, was later driven into hiding by invaders for fourteen years, and on regaining power founded the Abhayagiri monastery.