Home  |  Library Index  |  DPPN Index


  • Dhammarakkhita

1. Dhammarakkhita. A Yona Thera sent by the Third Council to Aparantaka. There he preached the Aggikkhandhopama Sutta and converted thirty-seven thousand persons. Mhv.xii.4, 34f.

2. Dhammarakkhita. See Mahā-Dhammarakkhita and Yonaka-Mahā-Dhammarakkhita.

3. Dhammarakkhita. A thera in Ceylon in the time of Kittisirirājasīha. Cv.c.299.

4. Dhammarakkhita. A Thera at whose request Ācariya Dhammapāla wrote the Commentary on the Netti. Gv.69.

5. Dhammarakkhita. Mentioned as a high-class name. E.g., Vin.iv.8; Sp.ii.448, 480.

6. Dhammarakkhita. A monk of Asokārāma in Pātāliputta, under whom Nāgasena studied the Tipitaka. Mil.16, 18.


 Home  To Index