Sabbananda Thera. A disciple of Kassapa Buddha, who was left behind in Ceylon (then known as Mandadīpa) with one thousand monks, when the Buddha had visited the Island. Mhv.xv.158; Dpv.xv.60, 64; xvii.25; Sp.i.87.

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