Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c29.175
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c29.175
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**Bahalamassu-Tissa Thera.**—He was a pupil of Mahātissa, and when the latter was expelled by the Mahāvihāra monks for misdemeanour, Bahalamassu-Tissa left the Mahāvihāra in anger and, dwelling in Abhayagiri, formed there a separate faction.¹