A Commander-in-chief of Devánampiyatissa. He built a little pásáda "on eight pillars" for Mahinda, which became known as Díghasandasenápati-parivena (Mhv.xv.212f; also Cv.xxxviii.16), and is famous as the residence of Mahánáma, author of the Mahávamsa (MT.502). According to the Mahávamsa Tíká (p.289), Díghasandaka was so called because he wore a long robe (díghasáttakam nivásesíti Díghasandako), and the original name of the parivena built by him was Cúlapásáda.