Pāli Dictionary

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  • An Arahant of Asokārāma who ordained Asoka’s brother Tissa and, after the Third Council, was sent to convert Mahārattha, converting many by teaching the Mahānāradakassapa Jātaka.

  • An ancient commentator, known as Tipiṭaka Mahādhammarakkhita, quoted repeatedly in the Pali Commentaries and a contemporary of Dīghabhāṇaka-Abhaya.

  • An elder of the Tulādhāra monastery in Rohana who taught the Doctrine to Tipiṭaka Cūlābhaya and attained nibbāna while teaching at the Lohapāsāda.

  • An alternate name referring to Yonaka Mahādhammarakkhita.

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