Tikanna.-A brahmin. He once visited the Buddha and spoke in praise of tevijja brahmins. The Buddha explained to him that the threefold lore of the Ariyan disciple was a different and a far nobler thing. The brahmin accepted the Buddha as his teacher. A.i.164f; cp. D.i.73ff.

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