Buddhist Dictionary of Pali Proper Names by G P Malalasekera
Dandissara
Dandissara:A special grant given by kings to mendicant artists.It is first heard of in the time of Kassapa IV.(Cv.lii.3),and seems to have been kept up by Sena III (Cv.liii.30) and Vijayabāhu I (Cv.lx.22).