Buddhist Dictionary of Pali Proper Names by G P Malalasekera
Dāthānāga Thera
Dāthānāga Thera:1.Dāthānāga Thera.-Resident of the Sumangalaparivena of the Mahāvihāra.At his request Buddhaghosa wrote the Sumangalavilāsinī.DA.ii.780 (Hewavitame Bequest Series).
2.Dāthānāga Thera.-A forest-dwelling monk in the time of Mahinda IV.The king made use of his services in recitals of the Abhidhamma.Cv.liv.36.
3.Dāthānāga Thera.-A monk of Ceylon,author of the Niruttisāramañjūsā.Svd.1241; but see Bode:p.29.