Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c31.2307
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c31.2307
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1. **Mahāsumana**.—The presiding deity of **Sumanakūṭa**. He was a *sotāpanna*, and on the Buddha's first visit to Ceylon obtained from him a handful of hair, which he placed in a sapphire shrine. This shrine was later known as **Mahiyangaṇa Thūpa**.¹