Dhatusena, Dhātusena: 1 definition
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Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names1. Dhatusena - A householder of Nandivapigama, father of Dathanama. Cv.xxxviii.14.
2. Dhatusena - King of Ceylon (460-78 A.C.). He was the son of Dathanama and brother of Silatissabodhi. He seems to have had another brother, Kumarasena (q.v.). Dhatusena belonged to the Morjyavamsa. He became a monk under his uncle, the incumbent of Dighasandasenapati parivena, and remained with him till preparations for his campaign were made. Then he returned to the lay life, killed the Pandyan, Tiritara, then reigning at Anuradhapura, and became king. His chief work was the construction of the Kalavapi, which he carried out by damming the Gonanadi. He built eighteen viharas and eighteen tanks. He showed great favour to the monks and did many works of piety. The Ambatthala vihara he gave to the Dhammarucikas.
He had two sons - Moggallana and Kassapa. Kassapa rebelled against his father at the instigation of his brother in law who had been punished for ill treating the kings daughter - and seized Dhatusena in the hope of securing his treasure. The king asked to be taken to Kalavapi, saw the Thera who had been his teacher, and announced that his whole treasure was the Kalavapi. Kassapa then had him buried alive.
Among Dhatusenas gifts is mentioned that of one thousand gold pieces spent by him for an interpretation (?) of the Dipavamsa (dipetum Dipavamsam). Cv.xxxviii.14f, 30ff.
3. Dhatusena - A vihara. See Uttaradhatusena.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Dhatusenapabbata, Dhatusenapabbata-vihara.
Ends with: Kumaradhatusena.
Full-text (+48): Pannavallakabhuta, Kalavapi, Kotipassava, Kumarasena, Vibhisana Vihara, Dathanama, Antaramegiri, Attalhidhatusena Vihara, Uttaradhatusena Vihara, Silatissabodhi, Padulaka, Hambatthi, Dayagama Vihara, Bhillivana Vihara, Pacinakambavitthi, Thupavitthi Vihara, Kassipitthika Vihara, Dipavamsa, Pasanasinna, Khuddaparinda.
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