A monk whose Theragāthā verses depict the ascetic Paṇḍarassagotta questioning him on the future decline of Bhikkhus. Thag.949–980

Phussa¹

1. see phussa³ 2.
2. Name of a month (Dec
   ■ Jan. Ja.i.86. Name of a lunar mansion or…

…name of a clan. An ascetic of this clan, hearing Phussa Thera preach, asked him a question which led to a…

…Siddhattha, Tissa, Phussa. The typical career of a Buddha is illustrated in the life of Gotama and the legends connected with his birth,…

kind of gem Mil.118 (vajira k. phussarāga lohitanka).

…Vv-a.57: kāḷa˚; and phussa˚ black and speckled k. As citra˚; at Ja.v.416
■ Vv.11#1, Vv.58#8 ; Vv-a.132, Vv-a.163.

cp. Sk. koka a…

…Kattika, Māgasira, Phussa, Māgha Phagguna. As to the names cp. nakkhatta. Usually in acc., used adverbially; nom. rare, e.g….

…[Sk. Ārdrā], Punabbasu Phussa [Sk. Puṣya], Asilesā, Maghā, Pubba-phaggunī [Sk. Pūrva-phalgunī). Uttara˚, Hattha, Cittā [Sk…

…adhigacchiṃ); phalaṃ aphussayi (aor. med.) Pv.iv.1#88; cp Pv-a.243; amataṃ padaṃ Pv.iv.3#48; amataṃ Mil.338 (but T. reads…

…mattikā*, etc. is probably to be read with variant reading phussa˚ meaning not quite clear (“natural, raw”?).

at AN.i.188 is to be read as phussaka (see phussa³) cuckoo.

at Ja.vi.39 read phussa˚; (q.v.).

…Pv.i.11#1; Ja.vi.355
■ Phussa-ratha state carriage Ja.iii.238; Ja.vi.30 sq. See under ph
■ On ratha in similes see J.P.T.S. 1907,…

…in contact with;
ppr samphussaṃ Iti.68;
ppr med samphusamāna Snp.671; Cnd.199 (reads samphassamāna, where id. p at MN.i.85 has…

…Uttaramātā Phussa-mittā, Dhammaguttā), Vism.665 (in simile) Mhvs.7, Mhvs.11 (Kuvaṇṇā, i.e. bad-coloured); Mhvs.10,…