Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c27.738
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c27.738
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**Padhānika-Tissa Thera.**—He went with five hundred others to meditate in the forest, and, having instructed his fellows to apply themselves diligently to meditation, he himself spent the night in sleep. When the others discovered his deceit, they complained to the teacher, who related the **Akālarāvi-Kukkuṭa Jātaka** (*q.v.*), identifying Tissa with the cock of that story.¹