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Kashyapa I, also known as Kasyapa I or Kassapa I, was a king of Sri Lanka, who ruled the country from 473 to 495 CE. He was the second king of the royal Moriya dynasty of Sri Lanka. Kashyapa is credited with the construction of the Sigiriya citadel and the surrounding city.
The Cūḷavaṃsa describes King Kashyapa as the son of King Dhatusena. Kashyapa murdered his father by walling him up alive and then usurping the throne which rightfully belonged to his half-brother Moggallana, Dhatusena's son by the true queen. Moggallana fled to India to escape being assassinated by Kashyapa, but vowed revenge. In India he ...
Kashyapa (Sanskrit: कश्यप, IAST: Kaśyapa) is a revered Vedic sage of Hinduism. [1] He is one of the Saptarishis , the seven ancient sages of the Rigveda . Kashyapa is the most ancient and venerated rishi , along with the other Saptarishis, listed in the colophon verse in the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad .
King from King until Relationship with predecessor(s) Dhatusena--455: 473 *Son of Sangha, the daughter of Mahanama *Liberated Anuradhapura from 27 years of Pandyan rule Kashyapa I (the Usurper),(of Sigiriya)--479: 497 *Son of King Dhatusena by a Pallava woman Moggallana I--497: 515 *Son of Dhatusena *Brother of Kasyapa Kumara Dhatusena--515: ...
Kassapa, Kashyapa, or Kasyapa may refer to: Kassapa Buddha, also known as Kāśyapa Buddha, an ancient Buddha; Kashyapa I of Anuradhapura (r. 473–495), king of Sri Lanka; Kashyapa or Kāśyapa, a Vedic Hindu sage Kashyapa Samhita, Ayurveda treatise attributed to him; Kashyap (caste), a caste in India; Kashyap (surname), an Indian surname
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Kashyapa. The Companion Statues on display at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) flank a three-metre tall Buddha located in the Southeast Asia Gallery on the first floor at the very back in the centre of the gallery. The sculptures are from the Tang dynasty period (618–906), probably the 8th century, and appear to come from Shanxi Province, China.
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