Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c29.776
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c29.776
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Bodhigutta.—Brother of Vedisadevī. He belonged to the Sākyan clan, and with Sumitta was leader of the retinue sent by Asoka to escort the branch of the Bodhi-tree to Anurādhapura. At the conclusion of the planting of the tree, Bodhigutta was taken by the king to Morapāsāda and there invested with the rank of Laṅkājamahālekhaka (*q.v.*) amid great pomp and ceremony. He was given a house near the Bodhi-tree. Later he married Sunandā, sister of Bodhiguttā, and had two children—Mahinda and Vidhurinda.¹