Cūḷa Sīva untranslated

Cūḷa Sīva, Cūla Sīva. An Elder of Ceylon. He once went to Jambudīpa, embarking at Mahā Tittha in a boat, in which he dwelt in seclusion. On the way across, while looking at the ocean, he developed āpokasiṇa (Vsm.170).

Another Thera of the same name is mentioned in the Commentaries and is described as a Saṁyuttabhāṇaka. It is said that because he dwelt in mettā poison had no effect on him (Vsm.313; AN­a.i.865). He probably lived in the time of the Brāhmaṇa Tissābhaya (q.v.). His colleagues were Isidatta and Mahā Soṇa. During the time of the peril, he took leave of his colleagues and went to worship at the Mahā Vihāra. He found it empty and started for the south, when the sprite of a neighbouring tree, assuming human form, looked after him and escorted him to a village near the Jajjaranadī, where he was supported by foresters (? paṇṇakhādakamanussā) till the peril was past (Vibh­a.446). The Dīgha Commentary (DN­a.iii.883) mentions another Cūḷa Sīva and calls him Tilokanagaravāsi (v.l. Lokuttaravāsī). He was evidently a well-known commentator.