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# Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c36.2762

Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c36.2762

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### [v2.c36.2762](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36.2762)

Sirināga I.—King of Ceylon (249-68 A.C.). He was the brother of Kuñcanāga's queen and was his commander-in-chief. He rebelled against the king and defeated him; he then reigned in Anurādhapura. He erected a parasol over the Mahā Thūpa, rebuilt the Lohapāsāda, and restored the steps leading to the Bodhi-tree. His son was Vohārika-Tissa.¹ 2 Sirināga II.—King of Ceylon (300-302 A.C.). He was the son of Tissa (Vohārika-Tissa) and brother of Abhayanāga. He restored the wall round the Bodhi-tree and built the Haṃsavaṭṭa of the Bodhi-tree temple. His son was Vijayakumāra.¹

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