Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c34.132
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c34.132
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v2.c34.132
The name may have had a totemistic origin, but according to some Sinhalese Chronicles⁵ the Lambakaṇṇas of Ceylon were a branch of the Moriyas. They claimed descent from Sumitta—a prince of the Moriyan clan, who formed one of the escort that brought the Bodhi-tree from India—and Sumanā, a princess of the same race, who was at one time a nun, ordained under Saṅghamittā. According to these Chronicles most of the kings of Ceylon down to the time of Parakkama-bāhu VI. were scions of this clan.