Pāli Dictionary

Tissā10

Person

Muṇḍagutta 之妻,為佈施而賣子買牛,牛所產之濃酥引來一位大臣嫉恨沒收,國王查明真相後重賞夫婦二人並懲罰該大臣。

Wife of Muṇḍagutta. Wishing to give alms, they sold their son and bought a cow, which gave them rich ghee. A minister, displeased with them, had the cow confiscated by the king; but the king discovering that Tissā alone could milk her, asked her for her story, and gave them great rewards, making the minister their slave. They lived in Tissambatittha in the time of Saddhā Tissa. Ras.ii.31 f.

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