'Tissa Senior', [dʒeʈʈə θissə], ruled 263–273)[1] also referred to as Detu Tiss (Sinhala: දෙටු තිස්, [deʈu θis]), Kalakandetu Tissa, and Makalan Detu Tissa,[2] was the eldest son of Gothabhaya and brother of Mahasena.
[4] Sources cite that Jettha Tissa and his brother Prince Mahasena were educated by the Buddhist monk Sanghamitta.
[5] It is said that the young Jettha Tissa, who later embraced the Maha Vihara priests instead of Buddhism, disliked his teacher.
In response to the perceived insult, Jettha Tissa forced them to join the procession leading to his father's cremation and had them killed at the end of the ceremony.
This building was stripped of its adornments during Mahasena's reign and the materials were transferred to the Abhayagiri Vihara.