According to Divyavadana, he was a follower of Jainism and used to criticize the Buddhist monks for living a comfortable life.
In The Series Bharat Ek Khoj Vitashoka/Tissa was portrayed by Lucky Ali Vitashoka is referred to as Tissa (or Tisya) in Sri Lankan texts.
[5] Divyavadana narrates a story of someone in Pundravardhana and then again at Pataliputra who drew a picture of the Buddha bowing before Mahavira.
After identifying that it was his own brother, Ashoka stopped giving orders for executions.
Some scholars suggested that Vitashoka must have become a general or a minister of Ashoka.