Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c6.2951

v1.c6.2951

Ariyamuni.—One of the monks who were sent to Ceylon by the King of Ayojjhā, at the request of Kittisirirājasīha, to re-establish the upasampadā Ordination in Ceylon. He is mentioned as second in order to Upāli, the leader of the delegation of Siamese monks.¹ 1. Ariyavamsa.—A compilation, probably of the life-histories of men eminent in the Buddhist Order, made in Ceylon and read aloud publicly for the edification of the people. The reading of the Ariyavamsa seems once to have been a regular feature of gatherings in the Buddhist vihāras on feast days. King Vohāraka-Tissa made endowments for the giving of alms throughout Ceylon on the occasions when the Ariyavamsa was read.¹