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Tissa16

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A monk known as Asubhakammika-Tissa, cited in the commentaries as an exemplary good friend whose company aids the meditation on bodily repulsiveness in overcoming lust.

A monk, called Asubhakammika-Tissa. He is mentioned in the Commentaries ²⁷ as an example of a good friend, devoted to the contemplation of repulsiveness (asubha), association with whom helps one to get rid of lust. His teacher was Mahātissa of Koṭapabbata-vihāra.²⁸

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