Vankanasika Tissa, Vaṅkanāsika-tissa: 1 definition
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In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesKing of Ceylon (171 4 A.C.). He was the son of Vasabha and his wife was the daughter of King Subha.
He built the Maha mangala vihara and his wife built the Matu vihara in honour of a monk who had given her his blessing.
Vankanasikas son was Gajabahukagamani. Mhv.xxxv.108ff.; Dpv.xxii.12, 27f.
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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Partial matches: Tissa.
Full-text: Gajjabahukagamani, Shubha.
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