The Story of Venerable Tissa
…, pounded them in a mortar, whipped and beat and cleaned the shoddy, and, spinning fine yam, had it woven into a robe-cloth.
The Venerable procured thread and needles, and assembling some young monks and …
While staying at Jetavana Monastery, the Buddha recounted the story of Venerable Tissa, a monk from a respectable family who, after receiving a coarse robe-cloth, worked with his sister to create a fi