Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c31.2405

v2.c31.2405

Among Mahinda’s benefactions was the erection of the Dāmavihāra-pariveṇa and the Sannīratittha-vihāra in Pulatthipura, also the costly Ratanapāsāda, containing a golden image of the Buddha. To the Silāmegha nunnery Mahinda gave a silver Bodhisatta statue. He had the Abhidhamma recited by the monks of Hemasāli-vihāra, and built many shrines and helped those who were poor or in trouble. To the lame he gave bulls and to the Damilas horses. He strengthened the weir of the Kālavāpi. He reigned for twenty years (772-92 A.C.) and was succeeded by his son Udaya I.²