Tissā10
PersonThe wife of Muṇḍagutta who, wishing to give alms, sold their son to buy a cow whose rich ghee provoked a minister’s jealousy, until the king, learning the truth, rewarded the couple and punished the minister.
Wife of Muṇḍagutta. Wishing to give alms, they sold their son and bought a cow, which gave them rich ghee. A minister, displeased with them, had the cow confiscated by the king; but the king discovering that Tissā alone could milk her, asked her for her story, and gave them great rewards, making the minister their slave. They lived in Tissambatittha in the time of Saddhā Tissa. Ras.ii.31 f.
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