[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Dictionary of Pali Proper Names](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937) › v2.c31.1346 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c31.1346 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c31.1346 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c31.1346](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.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 - [Previous: v2.c31.1345](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.1345) - [Next: v2.c31.1347](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.1347) - [Up: v2.c31](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.1346](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.1346) · Pramāṇa