Upatissa11
Person『大義釈』の註釈『正法明灯』の著者であり、アヌラーダプラのマハーヴィハーラ境内に住んでいた。
Author of the Saddhammappajjotikā, the commentary on the Mahā Niddesa, written at the request of Deva Thera (NidA.ii.108). His residence was on the western side of the Mahā Cetiya within the precincts of the Mahāvihāra in Anurādhapura, and it was built by a minister, Kittissena.
Some MSS. give the author’s name as Upasena. For his age, see Saddhammappajjotikā.
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