Tissadatta
Person律蔵を特に担当したスリランカの長老で、十八の言語で三蔵を教えたことで知られる同名の別の僧侶と同一人物である可能性がある。かつて神通力を用いて菩提樹を自分の近くに引き寄せ、礼拝したことがある。
An elder of Sri Lanka who had special charge of the Vinaya (Vin.v.3). He may be identical with the Tissadatta mentioned (VibhA.387, 389; MA.i.234) as being able to teach in eighteen different languages, explaining the text of the Tipiṭaka.
On one occasion, wishing to pay homage to the Bodhi-tree, by means of his psychic power he caused it to draw near to him. Vism.403.
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