Buddhist Dictionary of Pali Proper Names by G P Malalasekera
Kulinga
Kulinga:The name of a clan,probably Sinhalese.Mahinda VI. belonged to this clan (Cv.lxxx.15).The Kulingas were among the tribes sent to Ceylon by Asoka with the Bodhi-tree.Mhv.xix.2; see also Mhv.Trs.128,n.2, and Cv.Trs.i.29,n.2,and ii.126,n.5.