Buddhist Dictionary of Pali Proper Names by G P Malalasekera
amarapura
Amarapura:A city of Burma,founded by King Bodópayā (Bode,p.74; Sās.130). The Elder Nānābhivamsa lived there and was head of the group of monks known as the Amarapura sect.
These monks,later,took to Ceylon a number of Pāli texts,these being either of Burmese authorship or else better known to the Burmese fraternity than to the Sinhalese. Bode,p.78.