Cūḷasumma
An eminent Commentator of Sri Lanka, teacher of Tipiá¹aka CūḷanÄga. The pupil seems to have disagreed with some of the explanations of his teacher — e.g., as to the meaning of ekÄyanamagga. CūḷanÄga said it referred to pubbabhÄga-satipaá¹á¹hÄna-magga, but Cūḷasumma held that it referred to missakamagga. They could come to no decision; but while on his way to the bathing-place, Cūḷasumma revolved the problem in his mind, and discovering that his pupil was right announced his mistake when CūḷanÄga was teaching on the day of the first quarter. CūḷanÄga, realising how even his teacher could go astray on this point, explained it at great length for the benefit of future generations (DA.iii.744f.; MA.i.187). The Aá¹…guttara Commentary (AA.ii.845) calls him DÄ«pavihÄravÄsÄ«, while the Vibhaá¹…ga Commentary (p.489; probably Cūḷasumma is here a misreading for Cūḷasumana) says that he dwelt in Niá¹…kapoṇṇapadhÄnaghara in Cittalapabbata. The SamantapÄsÄdikÄ (iv.892) says that he lived in Rohaṇa.
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