[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Dictionary of Pali Proper Names](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937) › v1.c12.2348 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c12.2348 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c12.2348 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c12.2348](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.2348) 2. Kuṭumbiyaputta-Tissa.—An arahant. He lived in Piyaṅgudīpa. Duṭṭhagāmaṇi, fleeing from the battle at Cūḷaṅganiyapiṭṭhi, wished to give a share of his food to a monk before sitting down to eat. When the meal-time was announced, the thera Gotama, hearing it with his divine ear, sent Kuṭumbiyaputta to receive the share set apart for the brotherhood.¹ It transpired later that the food so received was divided by Kuṭumbiyaputta among twelve thousand monks in Piyaṅgudīpa.² - [Previous: v1.c12.2347](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.2347) - [Next: v1.c12.2349](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.2349) - [Up: v1.c12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.2348](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.2348) · Pramāṇa