Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c33.14
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c33.14
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v2.c33.14
3. Rakkha, called Mahālekha.—He was an officer of Parakkamabāhu I, and took part in the campaigns against Mānābharaṇa, being stationed at Maṅgalabegāma, at Pillaviṭṭhi. At this place he fought a battle, which lasted for eight days, against Buddhanāyaka and Mahāmāladeva, and brought the district of Kālavāpi under his power.¹