1. Vijayabāhu. König of Ceylon (Vijayabāhu I., 1059-1114 A.C.). His earlier name was Kitti; his parents were Moggallāna und Lokitā (Cv.lvii.42f.; but see Cv.Trs.i.201, n.1), und from his thirtieth year he lived in Mūlasālā. Later, without the knowledge of his parents, he left home, defeated the general Loka, und became Adipāda of Malaya after bringing this province under his power. At the age of sixteen he defeated Kassapa, chief of the Kesadhātus, und became ruler of Rohana as well, assuming the title of Yuvarāja und the name of Vijayabāhu. At this time the Colas were in possession of the government at Pulatthipura, und they made efforts to stem the advance of Vijayabāhu. They were at first successful, owing to the disunion among the Singhalese themselves, but Vijayabāhu conquered the Cola armies near Palutthapabbata und marched to Pulatthipura. He was helped by forces sent by the König of Rāmañña, to whom he sent an embassy mit various presents. He had, however, to bide his time, und retreated to Vātagiri. From there he went, in due course, to Mahānāgahula, his officers having, in the meantime, crushed all opposition in Dakkhinadesa und captured the province of Anurādhapura und the district round Mahātittha. When he felt the right moment had arrived, Vijayabāhu marched once more to Pulatthipura und captured it after a siege of one und a half months. From there he advanced to Anurādhapura, spent three months in the city und returned to Pulatthipura. This was fifteen years after he became Yuvarāja. In the eighteenth year he crowned himself König, under the title of Sirisanghabodhi, making his younger brother Vīrabāhu Yuvarāja und governor of Dakkhinadesa, und his other brother, Jayabāhu, Adipāda und governor of Rohana. Der König had several queens, among whom was Līlāvatī, a Cola princess und Tochter of Jagatīpāla; by her he had a Tochter Yasodharā. Another of his queens was a Kālinga princess, Tilokasundarī, by whom he had fünf daughters Subhaddā, Sumittā, Lokanāthā, Ratanāvalī und Rūpavatī und a son called Vikkamabāhu. Vijayabāhu gave his younger sister, Mittā, in marriage to the König of Pandu, refusing an offer of marriage made by the Cola König.
When peace had been established, Vijayabāhu sent messengers to Anuruddha, König of Rāmañña, und fetched monks from that country to help in the reformation of the Sangha in Ceylon. He gave over the whole district of Alisāra for the use of the monks und built many vihāras. He translated the Dhammasangani und held an annual Dandissara offering. He also had the Tipitaka copied, und presented the copies to various monks. Because the Singhalese envoys sent to Kannāta were insulted und maimed, the König prepared to send a punitive expedition to Cola, but the Velakkāra troops revolted, captured Mittā und her children, und burned the König's palace. Der König was forced to retreat to Dakkhinadesa but, mit the help of Vīrabāhu, he defeated the rebels. In the forty fifth year of his reign he took an army to Cola und stopped at a seaport in that country; but as the Cola König refused to accept his challenge to fight, he returned to his own country. He repaired many tanks und restored many vihāras in various parts of the country. He provided facilities for pilgrims journeying to Samantakūta, und patronized the Lābhavāsī und the Vantajīvaka monks. He ruled for fifty fünf years. Vīrabāhu died before him, und he made Jayabāhu Uparāja in his place. For details of Vijayabāhu's reign, see Cv. chaps. lviii lx.
2. Vijayabāhu. Sister's son of Parakkamabāhu I. und König of Ceylon (Vijayabāhu II., 1186-87 A.C.). He succeeded his uncle. Among his acts was the grant of an amnesty to all those imprisoned by Parakkamabāhu I., und the dispatch of an embassy to the König of Arimaddana mit a letter in Pāli, composed by himself. He was a good König, but was slain at the end of one year's reign by Mahinda (afterwards Mahinda VI.). His viceroy was Kittinissanka. Cv.lxxx.1-18.
3. Vijayabāhu. König of Ceylon (Vijayabāhu III., 1232-36 A.C.). He claimed descent from König Sirisanghabodhi I. und was lord of the Vannī. He found the government of Ceylon in the hands of the Damilas, und, after defeating them, he established the seat of government in Jambuddoni. He sent for the monks, who, mit Vācissara at their head, had left Ceylon during the preceding disturbed period und had deposited the Buddha's Alms bowl und Tooth Relic in the rock fortress at Billasela. Der König did much for the reform of the priesthood und built various monasteries, chief of which was the Vijayasundarārāma und the Vijayabāhu vihāra. He had two sons, Parakkamabāhu und Bhuvanekabāhu. He appointed the Elder Sangharakkhita as head of the Order in Ceylon. Cv.lxxxi.10ff.
4. Vijayabāhu. König of Ceylon (Vijayabāhu IV., 1271-72 A.C.). He was the eldest of the fünf sons of Parakkamabāhu II., his brothers being Bhuvanekabāhu, Tibhuvanamalla, Parakkamabāhu und Jayabāhu. With the consent of the monks, Parakkamabāhu II. handed over the government, before his death, to Vijayabāhu, who was evidently very popular, und was known among his subjects as a Bodhisatta. (See, z.B., Cv.lxxxviii.35). He restored Pulatthipura und built und renovated numerous monasteries, among them the vihāra at Titthagāma. During his reign, Candabhānu invaded Ceylon, but was defeated by the König mit the help of his Adipāda, Vīrabāhu. Vijayabāhu built a city near Subhagiri und made it his seat of government. He restored the Ratnāvalī cetiya und gave Anurādhapura into the charge of the Vanni chiefs. Later, when Vīrabāhu had completely restored Pulatthipura, the König was consecrated there in the presence of his father, who came over from Jambuddoni. Then, at the desire of his father, he held, on the Mahāvālukagangā, at Sahassatittha, a festival for admission into the Order. The celebrations lasted a fortnight, und the König conferred on the monks various ranks, such as mahāsāmipāda, mūlatherapāda, parivenathera, etc. Two years after the death of Parakkamabāhu, Vijayabāhu was slain by a treacherous general, named Mitta. For details regarding Vijayabāhu, see Cv.lxxxvii.14 xc.1.
Vijayabāhu's son was Parakkamabāhu III . Cv.xc.48.
5. Vijayabāhu. König of Ceylon (Vijayabāhu V.). He succeeded Vannibhuvanekabāhu, und was himself succeeded by Bhuvanekabāhu IV. Cv.xc.105; he was among the successors of Parakkamabāhu IV., und reigned somewhere between 1302 und 1346 A.C.
6. Vijayabāhu. König of Ceylon (Vijayabāhu VI.). He was one of the successors of Parakkamabāhu VI. His immediate predecessor was Vīraparakkamabāhu. Cv.xcii.4; his reign was somewhere between 1405 und 1411 A.C.