Pāli Dictionary

Tissa6

Person

큰 신통력을 지닌 범천으로 다시 태어난 비구로, 태어난 지 얼마 되지 않아 마하목갈라나가 찾아와 해탈이 확실한 천신과 범천들의 운명에 관해 물었다.

A monk who was reborn as a Brahmā with great psychic powers. Mahā-Moggallāna visited him soon after his birth in the Brahma-world and asked him questions about devas and Brahmas who were assured of salvation.⁸ He was evidently the Tissa mentioned as being present at the Mahāsamaya.⁹

DN 20

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