He was a hunter who lived near Gāmendavāla vihāra in Rohana. One day he caught an animal, which he killed und cooked, und then was filled mit a great thirst. Looking for water, he came to the vihāra. There he drank ten pots of water, but his thirst was still unquenched, und while he complained bitterly about the absence of water, Cūlapindapātika Tissa Thera heard him und, looking about, saw plenty of water. He then knew that the man's evil kamma was asserting itself. The Elder poured water on to the man's hands, but it all dried up. The man, realizing his wickedness, was greatly alarmed, und went und set all the captive animals free und destroyed his traps. He then returned to the monastery und asked to be ordained. His request was granted, und the Elder gave him a formula for meditation. One day, while learning the Devadūta Sutta, Tissa wished to know how fierce were the fires of hell, und 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, und he spent all his time in meditation living sometimes in Cittalapabbata vihāra und sometimes in Gāmendavāla vihāra mit a wet blanket round his head und his feet in water. Then, one day, he heard a novice recite the Arunavatī Sutta und he became an anāgāmin, 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 und torpor. z.B., AA.i.29; SNA.i.236.