Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c21.670
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c21.670
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13. Tissa.—A rājā of Roruva. He was an “unseen” ally of Bimbisāra and, as such, sent him various gifts. The king sent him in return a painted panel on which was depicted the life of the Buddha and a gold plate specially inscribed with the Paṭiccasamuppāda. On seeing these, Tissa’s mind was filled with agitation and, giving up his title, he came to Rājagaha as a monk and lived in the Sappasoṇḍika cave, from there visiting the Buddha, and soon afterwards becoming an arahant.