Thulla-Tissā

A nun. She was present when Mahā-Kassapa, in the company of Ānanda, visited the nuns and preached to them. She expressed resentment that Kassapa should dare to preach in the presence of Ānanda. It was, she said, “as if the needle-pedlar should try to sell a needle to the needle-maker.” Ānanda afterwards asked Kassapa to ignore Tissā’s outburst, but she later left the Order. S.ii.215ff.

Dictionary of Pali Proper Names, G P Malalasekera (1899-1973), which is available as printed version from