Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c9.901
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c9.901
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4. Upatissa II.—King of Ceylon. He was the husband of the sister of Moggallāna I. and was his general. He killed Sīva I. and became king, his reign lasting only one year and a half (A.C. 522-24). He had a son Kassapa, called Girikassapa by virtue of his prowess, and a daughter who married Silākāla. Silākāla became a rebel and seized Upatissa's kingdom.¹ Upatissa belonged to the Lambakaṇṇa clan, and in Sinhalese writings is called Lämäṇi-upatissa.²