[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.c31.2307 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c31.2307 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c31.2307 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c31.2307](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.2307) 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 - [Previous: v2.c31.2306](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.2306) - [Next: v2.c31.2308](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.2308) - [Up: v2.c31](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.2307](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.2307) · Pramāṇa