Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c12.2308

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**Kuṭakaṇṇatissa (Kuṭikaṇṇatissa).**—Second son of **Mahācūḷi** and king of Ceylon (16-38 A.C.) He had entered the Order through fear of the infamous **Anulā**, but later he led an army against her and slew her. He founded the **Peḷagāma-vihāra**, built the **Vaṇṇaka** canal, and laid out the **Padumassara** park. He founded, for his mother, a nunnery called the **Dantageha**. He had also constructed a wall, seven cubits high, round **Anurādhapura**. **Bhātikābhaya** was his son and successor.¹ The *Dīpavaṃsa*² appears to call him **Kuṭikaṇṇa-Abhaya**, and speaks of him as a very devoted supporter of the nuns.