Pāli Dictionary

Mahātissa13

Person

大寺(Mahāvihāra)住持,因與俗家往來過密而被逐出僧團,此事促使其弟子 Bahalamassutissa 另立門戶、創立 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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