Pāli Dictionary

Tissa37

Person

A king’s confidant mentioned in the scholiast to the Kaṇha Jātaka, who in a fit of rage killed his wife and his entire retinue before finally killing himself.

A minister. The scholiast to the Kaṇha Jātaka mentions a story of an king’s confidant (amacca) called Tissa who, in a rage, killed his wife and all his retinue and, finally, himself.⁵³

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