Maniakkhita
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Maniakkhita was the Naga king of Kalyani (modern day Kelaniya) in Lanka. He invited the Buddha to visit the island for the third time in the eighth year after the Enlightenment. He was the uncle of the Naga king of Nagadeepa.
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“in the eighth year after the Enlightenment, the Buddha visited the island for the third time, on an invitation of Maniakkhita, the Naga king of Kalyani (Modern day Kelaniya) who is the uncle of the Naga king of Nagadeepa”
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