Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c31.1346
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c31.1346
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v2.c31.1346
12. Mahātissa Thera.—Incumbent of Kupikkala Vihāra. When Vaṭṭagāmaṇi was in hiding in the forest of Vessagiri, the Elder once provided him with a meal, and the king, out of gratitude, made him a grant of land.¹ Later, the ministers wanted to revolt against the king on account of his cruelty to Tanasīva, but the Elder and his colleague Mahātissa from Kambugallaka, prevented them from doing so.² When Vaṭṭagāmaṇi built the Abhayagiri Vihāra, he gave it into the charge of Mahātissa.³