Mahā Soṇa untranslated

Mahā Soṇa 01. An evil-natured horse of Brahmadatta, king of Benares. See the Suhanujātaka (Ja 158).

Mahā Soṇa 02. One of the ten chief warriors of Duṭṭhagāmaṇī. He was born in Hunadarīvāpī in the Kuḷumbarī district as the eighth son of a man named Tissa. He was as strong as ten elephants, and took a prominent part in the attack on Vijitapura. Mhv.xxiii.2, 46ff.; xxv. 27f.; 44f. See also Ras.ii.86f.

Mahā Soṇa 03. A monk in the time of Vaṭṭagāmaṇī Abhaya. During the troubles caused by the brigand Brāhmaṇatissa, he travelled about in the company of Isidatta Thera, maintaining themselves on whatever they could find. One day a maiden made three balls of food, gave one to Isidatta, the second to Mahā Soṇa, and wished to give the third to Isidatta; but her hand turned, and the food fell into Mahā Soṇa’s bowl. Later, he lived with five hundred others in Maṇḍalārāma vihāra. One day, while in Kāḷakagāma for alms, they were entertained by a pious devotee. The latter asked for Mahā Soṇa and showed him special honour, though Mahā Soṇa was only a junior monk. Some time after, Mahā Soṇa returned to the Mahā Vihāra in Anurādhapura and received many gifts, which he distributed among the Saṅgha. Vibh-a.446ff.