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Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names1. Mittasena Thera. One of the eminent monks who took a leading part in the Foundation Ceremony of the Maha Thupa. Dpv.xix.8; MT. 525, 527.
2. Mittasena. A thief (? vihicora) who succeeded Sotthisena and ruled for one year (432 33 A.C.) at Anuradhapura, after the murder of Sotthisena by Sangha. He restored some of the cetiyas an(d was slain by the Damila Pandu. Cv.xxxviii.5ff.
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: Panduka, Jetavana-thupa.
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