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Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names1. Jetthatissa I - King of Ceylon (323-33 A.C.), elder son of Gothabhaya, the younger being Mahasena. He slew all the ministers who were disloyal to his father and earned the title of The Cruel. He rebuilt the Lohapasada to a height of seven storeys and renamed it the Manipasada, from the costly jewels he offered in it. He also built the Pacinatissapabbata vihara and the Alambagama tank. Mhv.xxxvi.118ff; Dpv.xxii.61, 66.
2. Jetthatissa II - King of Ceylon, brother (?) and successor of Sirimeghavanna. He ruled for nine years and was a very skilful carver in ivory. Cv.xxxvii.100-4; Cv. Trs.1.9, n.1.
3. Jetthatissa - Son of King Sanghatissa. When Moggallana III. usurped the throne Jetthatissa fled to the Malaya country. From there he helped Asiggahaka Silameghavanna in his fight with Moggallana, but on discovering that Silameghavanna wished to kill him also, he fled once more to Malaya. Later, he made his headquarters at Aritthapabbata, and from there led an army against Aggabodhi III., who was then on the throne. Aggabodhi fled to Jambudipa, and Jetthatissa became king as Jetthatissa III. He reigned for only five months, during which time he did several meritorious works. Aggabodhi returned with an army, and in the battle which followed Jetthatissa slew himself at the sight of his army suffering defeat. His queen entered the Order and became proficient in the Abhidhamma. Cv.xliv.28, 55, 61, 70, 86-106.
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).
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Full-text (+11): Alambagama, Matulangana, Mayettikassapavasa, Mayetti, Sahannagara, Mahametta, Mahadaragiri, Veluppa, Ambilapika, Gangamati Vihara, Ladagama, Odumbarangana, Kakkhalavitthi, Keheta, Antaraganga, Pacinatissapabbata-vihara, Mahanaga Vihara, Manipasada, Kakkhala, Kalamattiya.
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