Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c21.696
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c21.696
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22. Tissa.—An Elder of Asoka’s time, a disciple of Mahāvaruṇa and brother of Sumitta. He was the son of a *kinnarī* called Kuntī, and his name was Tissa Koṇṭiputta. He died of a bite by a venomous insect. Asoka was grieved on learning that Tissa’s death was due to his failure to obtain ghee in his illness.¹