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PersonA novice of the Tissa-Mahāvihāra who, distressed by his distaste for monastic life, built himself a cave at Cittalapabbata with great effort, attained Arahantship there in the night, and died the following day; a stupa was later raised over his relics.
A novice of Tissa-Mahāvihāra. He complained to his teacher of his distaste for the Order and the latter took him to Cittalapabbata. There, with great effort, Tissa built for himself a cave and while lying there during the night, became an Arahant, dying the next day. A thūpa called the Tissa-thera-cetiya was erected over his relics and this was still in existence in Buddhaghosa’s day.⁵⁵
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