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Mutasīva

King of Sri Lanka, senior contemporary of Asoka. He was the son of PandukÄbhaya and SuvannapÄlÄ«, and reigned for sixty years (307-247 B.C.). Among his works was the laying out of the MahÄmeghavana. He had ten sons and two daughters, and was succeeded by his second son, DevÄnampiyatissa (Mhv.xi.1ff.; xiii.2). For their names see Dpv.xi.5 and xvii.25f., also MT. 425: Abhaya, Tissa (DevÄnampiyatissa), NÄga (MahÄnÄga), Uttiya, MattÄbhayÄ, Mitta, SÄ«va (MahÄ-SÄ«va), Asela, Tissa, (SÅ«ratissa), KÄ«ra, AnulÄ and SÄ«valÄ«.

The Dīpavamsa (v. 82; but see xi.13) says that the sixth year of Asoka’s reign corresponded with the forty eighth of Mutasīva’s. Mutasīva, was crowned in the fourteenth year of Candagutta’s reign and was still alive when the Third Council was held, when Mahinda was entrusted with the conversion of Ceylon; but Mahinda waited for the death of Mutasīva before carrying out his mission. Mhv.xi.12.

Dictionary of PÄli Proper Names • G.P. Malalasekera
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