Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c36.3264
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c36.3264
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Sīhalasaṅgha.—A sect founded in Pagan by Chapaṭa and his four companions: Rāhula, Ānanda, Sīvali and Tāmalinda. It first enjoyed the patronage of King Narapatisithu, but later the sect split into four sections, each following one of the four theras who had come from Ceylon.¹