DevappatirÄja
A minister of ParakkamabÄhu II. To him were entrusted, by the king, various acts of piety, such as building the road to the shrine at SumanakÅ«ta. In making this road the minister constructed several bridges, and, at the top of the peak, he placed an image of the god Sumana. He also built a three-storeyed pÄsÄda at Hatthavanagalla-vihÄra. The village of MahÄlÄbugaccha was given to his family in perpetuity, and he was entrusted with the special care of the Tooth Relic. (For a detailed account of his doings, see Cv.lxxxvi.4ff). He was evidently a great patron of learning (P.L.C.214, 219).
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