Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c38.64

v2.c38.64

Thereafter, Tissa and his wife gave alms daily to eight monks, but as his meals were not tasty, the monks called him Udakaḷoṇa-tissa. Discovering this, he gave them milk-rice and was called Khīrabhatta-tissa. Later he gave rice mixed with ghee and his name became Kaḷyāṇabhatta-tissa. In due course he fed 500 monks daily. One day, while looking for yams in Kumbulapabbata, he discovered 60 treasure-troves and took them home. Later he fed many thousands of monks in Cetiyamba-vihāra, Anurādhapura and Nāgadīpa and lived in Ariyagālatittha as a ferryman, taking people across, free of charge. Sakka, wishing to test him, came as an old brahmin and, having tried his patience, filled his house with valuables and gave him a field of rice.