Mahasena of Anuradhapura
Sri Lankan king of Anuradhapura from 277 to 304 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mahasena, also known in some records as Mahasen, was a king of Sri Lanka who ruled the country from 277 to 304 CE. He started the construction of large tanks or reservoirs in Sri Lanka,[1] and built sixteen such tanks.[2] After becoming king, Mahasena discriminated the Buddhists belonging to the Theravada-school and destroyed several of their temples including the Mahavihara (the main Theravada temple) before his chief minister led him to realise his mistakes.[3] He mended his ways and built the Jethavana stupa. Mahasena's countrymen regarded him as a god or deity (deva) after the construction of the Minneriya tank, he became known as Minneri Deviyo (God of Minneriya).
Mahasena | |||||
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King of Anuradhapura | |||||
Reign | 277–304 CE | ||||
Predecessor | Jettha Tissa I | ||||
Successor | Sirimeghavanna | ||||
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Dynasty | House of Lambakanna I | ||||
Father | Gothabhaya | ||||
Religion | Mahayana Buddhism |