Buddhist Dictionary of Pali Proper Names by G P Malalasekera
Tiramsiya-Thera
Tiramsiya-Thera:An arahant.In a previous birth he was a hermit. He saw the Buddha Siddhattha and spoke verses in praise of him,extolling his lustre as surpassing that of the sun and of the moon.Sixty-one kappas ago he was a king named Ñānadhara.Ap.i.256f.