Gothabhaya of Sri Lanka

Gothabhaya of Sri Lanka
Gothabhaya
King of Sri Lanka
Reign 249 AD - 262 AD
Died 262 AD
Predecessor Samgabodhi
Successor Jetthatissa
Offspring Jetthatissa, Mahasena

Gothabhaya, also known as Meghavannabhaya, Gothakabhaya and Goluaba, was a king of the Anuradhapura Kingdom of Sri Lanka who ruled the country from 249 to 262 AD. During his reign, Gothabhaya renovated several temples and monasteries and also built a new temple. He is the last of three friends who seized the throne from King Vijaya Kumara and ruled the country. He is known for banishing 60 Buddhist monks who followed teaching contradictory to Theravada, and also for rebelling against his friend Samghabodhi to seize the throne himself.

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Legacy

Gothabhaya had two sons named Jetthatissa and Mahasena. He entrusted the education of his sons to a South Indian monk named Sanghamitta who had befriended him. This turned out to be a key point in Sri Lankan history since Mahasena, who had embraced Vaitulya doctrines taught by Sanghamitta, constructed the Jetavana temple which became one of the country's three main schools of Buddhism of the Anuradhapura period despite Gothabhaya's efforts to arrest the spread of Vaitulyavada.[1]

References

  1. ^ Siriweera, W. I. (2004). History of Sri Lanka. Dayawansa Jayakodi & Company. pp. 246, 247. ISBN 955-551-257-4. 
Gothabhaya of Sri Lanka
King of Sri Lanka
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Samghabodhi
King of Anuradhapura
249 AD–262 AD
Succeeded by
Jetthatissa

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