Ussillya Tissa: 1 definition
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Ussillya 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.
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Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesHe was a resident of the Abhayagiri vihara. When the monks of this vihara tried to introduce the Vaitulya heresy, he refused to be associated with them and went, with a few others, to Dakkhinagiri vihara. There they formed the Sagaliya sect under a monk named Sagala. P.L.C.66.
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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