Kittisirimegha: 1 definition
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Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names1. Kittisirimegha - Son of Moggallana II. and king of Ceylon from 656 A.C. The length of his reign is uncertain; he was slain by Mahanaga (Cv.xli.65-92; see also Cv.Trs.i.61, n.2). Rupavati, queen of Parakkamabahu I., was probably a lineal descendant of this king. Cv.lxxiii.136, 142.
2. Kittisirimegha - Son of Mitta, sister of Vijayabahu I. and of a Pandu king (Panduraja). Manabharana and Sirivallabha were his brothers, and be married Vijayabahus daughter, Lokanatha (Cv.lix.42, 44). After Vijayabahus death, Kittisirimegha ruled over the province of Dvadasasahassaka at Mahanagahula with Mitta and Jayabahu I. (Cv.lxi.22-7). After the death of Manabharana, Kittisirimegha took over also his province of Rohana (Cv.lxiii.2). When Gajabahu succeeded Vikkamabahu II. Kittisirimegha fought against him, but was defeated by the kings officer Gokanna, and retired to his own province, where he was later joined by Parakkamabahu at Sankhanayakatthali (Cv.lxiii.20, 34, 43). Parakkama stayed with him, being adopted as his son, and his upanayana was held under Kittisirimeghas orders at Baddalatthali (Cv.lxiv.18, 25, 36). When, however, Parakkama escaped from the princes protection, he sent an army to capture him, but without success (Cv.lxvi.57ff). Later, Parakkama himself went to see Kittisirimegha in the company of his mother Ratnavali, and Kittisirimegha gave orders to his followers to regard the prince as their master. He himself died soon after (Cv.xvii.16, 55, 60, 83, 87).
3. Kittisirimegha - Son of Manabharana by his second queen Pabhavati. His grandfather was Sirivallabha (Cv.lxiv.24). His father, on his deathbed, repented of the harm he had done to the Buddhas religion and asked his son to do reparation by joining Parakkamabahu I. The latter, on hearing this, sent for Kittisirimegha and made him a member of his court (Cv.lxxii.303, 311).
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: Mangalana, Lokanatha, Kutharasabha, Sankhatthali, Pancaparivenamula, Rupavati, Parakkamabahu, Ratamavali, Mahanagahula, Manabharana, Deva, Shankha, Vikkamabahu, Mitta, Lambakanna, Moggallana.
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