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# Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c35.45

Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c35.45

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### [v2.c35.45](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c35.45)

Vaṅkanāsika-Tissa.—King of Ceylon (171-4 A.C.). He was the son of Vasabha and his wife was the daughter of King Subha. He built the Mahāmangala-vihāra, and his wife built the Mātu-vihāra in honour of a monk who had given her his blessing. Vaṅkanāsika’s son was Gajabāhukagāmaṇi.¹

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