Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c31.2398
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c31.2398
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5. Mahinda I.—Brother of Kassapa III. and king of Ceylon (724-27 A.C.). He refused to be crowned, out of sorrow for the death of his friend Nila, and administered the government as ādipāda. He thus came to be known as Ādipāda Mahinda. His brother’s son, Aggabodhi, was his viceroy, while his own son was made ruler of Dakkhiṇadesa.