[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Dictionary of Pali Proper Names](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937) › v2.c29.776 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c29.776 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c29.776 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c29.776](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c29.776) 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 - [Previous: v2.c29.775](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c29.775) - [Next: v2.c29.777](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c29.777) - [Up: v2.c29](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c29) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c29.776](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c29.776) · Pramāṇa