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# Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c14.116

Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c14.116

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### [v1.c14.116](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c14.116)

Gajjabāhukāmaṇi.—Also called Gajabāhu; king of Ceylon (174-96 A.C.); son of Vaṅkanāsika-Tissa. He founded the Mātu Vihāra in honour of his mother, made additions to the Abhayagiri Cetiya, constructed the Gaṇitissa tank, and built the Rāmuka Vihāra and the Mahejānasālā.¹

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