<b> <c c="#a00149">Tikaṇṇa</c> </b> <br>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. <c c="#3b6bd3">AN.i.164f.</c> <c c="#3b6bd3">DN.i.73ff.</c> <br> <br> </deftext>
(masc, masc, comp) name of a Brahman [lit.] three ears Construction: ti + kaṇṇa