Milakkha Tissa: 1 definition
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Milakkha Tissa means something in Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesHe was a hunter who lived near Gamendavala vihara in Rohana. One day he caught an animal, which he killed and cooked, and then was filled with a great thirst. Looking for water, he came to the vihara. There he drank ten pots of water, but his thirst was still unquenched, and while he complained bitterly about the absence of water, Culapindapatika Tissa Thera heard him and, looking about, saw plenty of water. He then knew that the mans evil kamma was asserting itself. The Elder poured water on to the mans hands, but it all dried up. The man, realizing his wickedness, was greatly alarmed, and went and set all the captive animals free and destroyed his traps. He then returned to the monastery and asked to be ordained. His request was granted, and the Elder gave him a formula for meditation. One day, while learning the Devaduta Sutta, Tissa wished to know how fierce were the fires of hell, and his teacher showed him how one spark of the fire could reduce to ashes a whole heap of wood. This induced Tissa to put forth even greater effort, and he spent all his time in meditation living sometimes in Cittalapabbata vihara and sometimes in Gamendavala vihara with a wet blanket round his head and his feet in water. Then, one day, he heard a novice recite the Arunavati Sutta and he became an anagamin, attaining arahantship in due course (AA.i.21f.; SA.ii.199f).
He is quoted as an example of one who strove hard to rid himself of sloth and torpor. E.g., AA.i.29; SNA.i.236.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
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Partial matches: Tissa, Milakkha.
Full-text: Kacaragama, Cullapindapatiya Tissa.
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