Saddha Tissa was the king of
Anuradhapura (
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
) from 137 BC to 119 BC.
Saddha Tissa was the son of
Kavan Tissa of
Ruhuna and the brother of
Dutthagamani
Dutugamunu the Great (, , also spelled as ''Dutthagamani''), also known as Dutthagamani Abhaya ("fearless Gamini"), was the greatest king of the Anuradhapura Kingdom who reigned from 161 BC to 137 BC. He is renowned for reuniting the whole island ...
. He was the ruler of Digamadulla, the present day eastern province of
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
.
Since crown prince Saliya married a
Chandala
Chandala ( sa, चांडाल, caṇḍāla) is a Sanskrit word for someone who deals with disposal of corpses, and is a Hindu lower caste, traditionally considered to be untouchable.
A female member of this caste is known as a ''Caṇḍ� ...
girl, King Dutugamunu’s younger brother, Saddha Tissa was consecrated as King.
King Saddha Tissa continued the remaining work in Mahathupa.
During Saddha Tissa's reign, there was a major fire in the
Lovamahapaya. The king subsequently reconstructed the Lowa Maha Paaya at one third of the cost with seven levels, two less than before.
King Saddha Tissa built the
Dighavapi vihara and the Duratissa reservoir.
The Duratissa reservoir has an embankment long and high. The top of the bank is wide. The reservoir has a capacity of and a surface area of .
After King Saddha Tissa’s death, Mahasangha supported the second son of the king,
Thulatthana
Thulatthana was an early monarch of the Kingdom of Anuradhapura, based at the ancient capital of Anuradhapura that ruled in the year 119 BC. Thulatthana was the son of Saddha Tissa and the brother of Lanja Tissa, Khallata Naga and Valagamba ...
.
See also
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List of Sri Lankan monarchs
References
External links
Kings & Rulers of Sri LankaCodrington's Short History of CeylonKing Sada-Tissa's Emblem & InscriptionKing Sadda-tissa according to MAHAVAMSA
Monarchs of Anuradhapura
Sinhalese kings
House of Vijaya
2nd-century BC Sinhalese monarchs
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