[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.c21.657 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c21.657 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c21.657 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c21.657](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c21.657) 8. Tissa.—The personal name of Metteyya, friend of Tissa (7). Metteyya was his gotta-name by which he became known.¹ In the Sutta Nipāta² he is called Tissa-Metteyya. - [Previous: v1.c21.656](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c21.656) - [Next: v1.c21.658](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c21.658) - [Up: v1.c21](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c21) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c21.657](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c21.657) · Pramāṇa