Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c18.508
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c18.508
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1. Jeṭṭhatissa I.—King of Ceylon (323-33 A.C.), elder son of Goṭhābhaya, the younger being Mahāsena. He slew all the ministers who were disloyal to his father and earned the title of “The Cruel.” He rebuilt the Lohapāsāda to a height of seven storeys and renamed it the Maṇipāsāda, from the costly jewels he offered in it. He also built the Pācīnatissapabbata-vihāra and the Ālambagāma tank.¹