Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c36.4342

v2.c36.4342

15. Sumana.—Son of Saṅghamittā and Aggibrahmā.¹ He joined the Order at the age of seven; even as a sāmaṇera he was gifted with the sixfold abhiññā and accompanied Mahinda to Ceylon.² Once when he announced that Mahinda was going to preach his voice was heard all over Ceylon.³ In order to get relics for the cetiyas in Ceylon, he went (by air) to Pupphapura (Pāṭaliputta), and from there to Sakka’s abode, for the Buddha’s right collar-bone. He supervised the placing of the relics in the Thūpārāma-cetiya.⁴ 16. **Sumana.**—Governor of Girijanapada in the time of KāKavaṇṇa-tissa. He was a friend of Veḷusumana’s father.¹