Jotiya

1. Jotiya.-See Jotika.

2. Jotiya.-A king of seventy-three kappas ago, a previous birth of Mañjaripūjaka. Ap.i.228.

3. Jotiya.-A Nigantha, for whom Pandukābhaya built a house to the east of the Nīcasusāna at Anurādhapura (Mhv.x.97). The Mahāvamsa Tīkā (p.296) calls him a Nagaravaddhakī. The Abhayagiri-vihāra was later erected on the spot occupied by Jotiya's residence. MT.620.

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