5.15 The Story about the Elder Vanavāsī Tissa

The seven year old boy Tissa ordained under Elder Sāriputta, and later, spurning gains and the attentions of his relatives, went forth into solitude, and quickly became an Arahat; the Buddha spoke a verse about him. Cast: Elder Sāriputta, Brahmin Mahāsena, Brahmin Vaṅganta, Vanavāsī Tissa (Piṇḍapātadāyaka Tissa, Kambaladāyaka Tissa), Brahmin Mahāsena, Elder Sāriputta, Elder Mahā Moggallāna, Upasāḷhaka, Elder Ānanda Keywords: Offerings, Past Lives, Novices, Chief Disciples, Bodhisatta, Death