Sanda Thuriya of Dhanyawadi
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| Sanda Thuriya စန္ဒာသူရိယမင်းကြီး | |
|---|---|
| King of Dhanyawaddy | |
| Reign | 146 - 198 CE |
| Predecessor | Thiri Raza |
| Successor | Thuriya Dipati |
| Born | Dhanyawadi |
| Died | Dhanyawadi |
| Consort | Sanda Devi |
| Issue | Thuriya Dipati |
| House | Kanyazagyi |
| Religion | Buddhism (converted) |
Sanda Thuriya (Burmese:စန္ဒာသူရိယ ; Pali:candāsuriya), was a legendary king of Dhanyawadi and founder of Third Dhanyawadi kingdom.[1] In Arakanese tradition, he is famous for casting of great Mahamuni Buddha in the year 150 AD.[2][3]
King Sandathuriya was the son of King Thiri Raza. His mother was Sandhimala, the daughter of the celestial ruler Bhummasoe. He was born on the full moon day of the month of Pyatho, in the Sakkaraj year 72. At the age of 25, in Sakkaraj year 97, he ascended the throne and began his reign.[4]
He had two sisters, Anjanadevi (အဉ္စနဒေဝီ) and Uddumbara Devi (ဥဒုမ္ဗရဒေဝီ).[5]
