During King Mahasena's reign, he was ill-advised by his teacher, the Priest Sanghamitta,
and was responsible for the destruction of many Buddhist temples. Later he repented and restored
many of the buildings that he had demolished.
Mahasena built several new temples and reservoirs. Examples are: The Jethavanarama temple,
the Minneriya tank and the Kandhalai tank.
Some time after Mahasena, the island was ruled by a king named Buddhadasa who was reputed
to have been a great physician and surgeon. He was succeeded by his son, Mahanama. It was during
Mahanama's reign that the legendary Chinese traveller, Fa Hian, and the Hindu sage, Buddhagosa,
visited Sri Lanka.
King Dhatusena took possession of the throne after Mahanama. He had two sons, Kasyapa
and Mugalan, and it was Kasyapa who had Dhatusena killed. Soon after, Kasyapa ran away
and made his home in a rock fortress named Sigiriya.
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HISTORY OF SRI LANKA
Vijaya: The first king
King Pandukabhaya
Devanampiya-Tissa and Buddhism in Sri Lanka
King Ellala
Duttu-Gemunu's reign
After King Duttu-Gemunu
Mahasena and Dhatusena
Chief of the bards: King Vijayabahu
Parakramabahu the Great
The last few kings
The Portuguese invasion
Under Dutch rule
Sri Lanka under the British