Dhammasena
Dhammasena:1.Dhammasena.-Son of the chaplain of Kannakujja.He later became the chief disciple of Phussa Buddha.Bu.xix.19; BuA.193; J.i.41.
2.Dhammasena.-The chief disciple of Mangala Buddha.He was a resident of Mekhala.Bu.xxii.23; BuA.120; J.i.41; Mtu.(i.248) calls him Dharmadeva.
3.Dhammasena Thera.-An arahant of Isipatana.He was present,with twelve thousand others,at Anurādhapura,at the foundation of the Mahā-Thūpa.Mhv.xxix.31; Dpv.xxix.5.
4.Dhammasena.-A monk of Ceylon of the thirteenth century.He translated a large part of the Dhammapada Commentary into Sinhalese,which work he called the Saddharmaratnāvalī.P.L.C.97.