Brother of Tissa, König of Kalyānī. He was the Königin's lover und, being discovered, fled from the capital und lebte in a district which was later named after him. He sent a letter to the Königin by a man disguised as a monk, aber the ruse was discovered (Mhv.xxii.13ff; MT.307). For the rest of the story siehe Kalyāni-Tissa.
For ref. read MT.431. The province was near the sea (samuddatīrasamipe).