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Sirikuá¸á¸a, Sirikūṭa


Evidently another name for MahÄnÄma, king of Sri Lanka, who was Buddhaghosa’s patron.

Buddhaghosa says, in the colophon to several of his works (e.g., DhA.iv.235), that he composed them in the monastery erected for him by the monarch Sirikuá¸á¸a (Sirikūṭa).


Dictionary of PÄli Proper Names • G.P. Malalasekera

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