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Second son of Saddhātissa and king of Ceylon (59 B.C.). On his father's death the ministers crowned him king, but after a reign of only one month and a few days his elder brother Lañjatissa overpowered him and seized the throne. Thūlathana built the Kandara-vihāra (Mhv.Xxxiii.15ff) and a cetiya on the Sirīsamālaka (MT.355). Updated: 15 September 2011 http://What-Buddha-Said.net/library/DPPN/t/thuulathana.htm |
