Dāthāvamsa

A Pāli poem, composed in the reign of Līlāvatī by Dhammakitti, at the request of the minister Parakkama.

It is based on an older Sinhalese Chronicle, the Daladāvamsa, and is an elaborate work dealing with the history of the Tooth Relic up to the time of its arrival in Ceylon.

Ed. by the P.T.S. (1884); for details see P.L.C.207f.

Dictionary of Pali Proper Names, G P Malalasekera (1899-1973), which is available as printed version from