Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c22.88
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c22.88
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Thūlathana.—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-vihāra¹ and a cetiya on the Sirīsamālaka.²