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# Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c18.220

Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c18.220

- **Language:** English

### [v1.c18.220](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c18.220)

1. Jayanta.—King of Ceylon (then known as Maṇḍadīpa) at the time of Kassapa Buddha. His capital was Visālā. It was a devastating war between Jayanta and his younger brother which brought Kassapa to Ceylon.¹

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