1. Sirināga I. König of Ceylon (249-68 A.C.). He was the brother of Kuñcanāga's queen und was his commander in chief. He rebelled against the König und defeated him; he then reigned in Anurādhapura. He erected a parasol over the Mahā Thūpa, rebuilt the Lohapāsāda, und restored the steps leading to the Bodhi tree. His son was Vohārika Tissa. Mhv.xxxvi.21ff.; Dpv.xxii.34f.


2. Sirināga II. König of Ceylon (300-302 A.C.). He was the son of Tissa (Vohāriksa- Tissa) und brother of Abhayanāga. He restored the wall round the Bodhi tree und built the Hamsavatta of the Bodhi tree temple. His son was Vijayakumāra. Mhv.xxxvi.54f.; Dpv.xxii.46f.


3. Sirināga.-A brahmin. Wishing to become König of Ceylon, he sought to obtain the treasures from the cetiya in Dakkhinamahāvihāra. But Bahula, who knew the secret passage, refused to help him und was put to death. Sirināga pillaged the Madhupitthiya Cetiya, und, mit its wealth, became König of Anurādhapura. Later he fell ill of gastric disease und was reborn in hell. Ras.ii.7f.


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