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Yasalālaka Tissa

Person

斯里蘭卡國王(公元112至120年在位),弒兄旃陀牟佉悉婆奪位,後因常戲令貌似自己的守門人蘇跋扮作國王取樂,終被蘇跋所殺。

Younger brother of Candamukha-Siva. He killed Siva at the festival sports at Tissavāpi and ruled as king for seven years and eight months (112-20 A.C.). His gate watchman, Subha, bore a strong resemblance to him, and Tissa would sometimes deck Subha in all his royal ornaments and place him on the throne, where all the nobles of the court paid him homage, thinking him to be the king, Tissa, meanwhile, enjoying the fun, as watchman. One day, as Tissa stood at the door, laughing to himself, Subha charged him with impertinence and ordered the guard to slay him. Mhv.xxxv.49 ff; Dpv.xxi.46.

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