[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.c33.28 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c33.28 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c33.28 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c33.28](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c33.28) Rakkhaṅga.—A country (modern Arakan) from which Vimaladhammasūriya I. obtained a number of monks, headed by Nandicakka, in order to re-establish the upasampadā in Ceylon.¹ Vimaladhammasūriya II. did likewise²; so did Vijayarājasīha.³ The last two were helped in their enterprise by the Dutch. Kittisirirājasīha⁴ is mentioned as having paid special honour to the monks from Rakkhaṅga. - [Previous: v2.c33.27](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c33.27) - [Next: v2.c33.29](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c33.29) - [Up: v2.c33](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c33) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c33.28](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c33.28) · Pramāṇa