Pāli Dictionary

Mahātissa13

Person

大寺(Mahāvihāra)住持,因与俗家往来过密而被逐出僧团,此事促使其弟子 Bahalamassutissa 另立门户、创立 Abhayagiri 派。

An incumbent of the Mahāvihāra. He was expelled by reason of his association with families. His pupil Bahalamassutissa thereupon seceded from the Mahāvihāra and established a new sect in Abhayagiri. Mhv.xxxiii.95 ff.

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