Pāli Dictionary

Santusita

Person

The chief deva of the Tusita heaven, also the name the Bodhisatta bore while dwelling there before his final birth, and of his successor; he appears at festivals carrying a yak-tail whisk.

Chief of the devas of the Tusita world. (D.i.218; A.iv.243; S.iv.280). It was the name of the Bodhisatta when he was in Tusita (BuA. 45; J.i.48) and also that of his successor (J.i.81). At important festivals, Santusita appears with a yak tail whisk. e.g., Mhv.xxxi.78.

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