Mahā Sumana untranslated

Mahā Sumana 01. The presiding deity of Sumanakūṭa. He was a Sotāpanna, and on the Buddha’s first visit to Ceylon obtained from him a handful of hair, which he placed in a sapphire shrine. This shrine was later known as Mahiyaṅgaṇa Thūpa. Mhv.i.33ff.

Mahā Sumana 02. Elder son of Mahā Muṇḍa. He waited upon Anuruddha at his father’s house and his father offered to have him ordained. But Anuruddha preferred his brother Cūḷa Sumana. Dhp­a.iv.128f.

Mahā Sumana 03. A Thera, present at the Foundation Ceremony of the Mahā Thūpa; when the foundation was laid, he offered jātisumana flowers. Mhv­ṭ. 524, 527, 528.

Mahā Sumana 04. A Devaputta of Ariṭṭhapabbata. Ras.ii.169.

Mahā Sumanā. One of the pre-eminent nuns of Ceylon. Dpv.xviii.39.