King Buddhadasa (337–365 CE) – Buddhadasa is renowned as a physician-king, credited with establishing hospitals (teaching healing practices) and integrating Ayurvedic medicine into state welfare. His 28-year reign combined medical innovation, Buddhist patronage, and hydraulic maintenance. Tradition portrays him treating patients personally, embodying the ideal of compassionate kingship. His legacy merges statecraft with healing, illustrating the breadth of royal responsibilities in Anuradhapura.