Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c27.2372

v2.c27.2372

Potthakuttha.—A Damiḷa in the service of Aggabodhi IV. He erected and endowed the Māṭambiyapadhānaghara, and built houses in the Kuppurā-pariveṇa, the Kurundapillaka-vihāra and the Mahārājaghara. When the king died, he administered the kingdom, threw the sub-king Dāthāsiva into prison and set Datta of Dhanapiṭṭhi on the throne. When Datta died, Potthakuttha had Hatthadāṭha crowned king. Later, when Mānavamma rebelled against him, he ate poisoned food, provided by his friend, the chief of Merukandara, and died.¹