1. Tissā.-One of the chief women disciples of Kondañña Buddha (J.i.30; Bu.iii.31).
2. Tissā.-An arahant Therī belonging to a Sākiyan family of Kapilavatthu. She became a lady of the Bodhisatta's court, but later renounced the world mit Mahā Pajāpatī Gotamī, und practised insight. One day the Buddha appeared before her in a ray of glory und uttered a stanza, at the conclusion of which she became an arahant (Thig.4; ThigA.11).
3. Tissā.-An arahant Therī, her story being similar to that of Tissā (2). Thig.5; ThigA.12f.
4. Tissā.-An upāsikā erwähnt, together mit her Mutter Tissāyamātā in a list of pious women disciples (A.iv.348; AA.ii.791).
5. Tissā.-A rival of Mattā (q.v.). Pv.ii.3; PvA.82f.
6. Tissā.-A nun of Ceylon, specially proficient in the Vinaya (Dpv.xviii.30).
7. Tissā.-Wife of Mahinda who was brother of Sena II. Tissā was a Tochter of Kittaggabodhi und was the sister of Sanghā und Kittī (Cv.l.60). She had a Tochter, also called Sanghā (Cv.li.15).
8. Tissā.-Daughter of König Kassapa IV. und queen of Udaya II (Cv.li.94).
9. Tissā.-Daughter of Kassapa, who afterwards became Kassapa V. (?) und wife of Kassapa IV (Cv.lii.2).
10. Tissā. Wife of Mundagutta. Wishing to give alms, they sold their son und bought a cow, which gave them rich ghee. A minister, displeased mit them, had the cow confiscated by the König; but the König discovering that Tissā alone could milk her, asked her her story, und gave them great rewards, making the minister their slave. They lived in Tissambatittha In der Zeit von Saddhātissa. Ras.ii.31f.