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Message: <blockquote data-quote="coolgayathra" data-source="post: 5297544" data-attributes="member: 163639">war between 2 brothersPrince Tissa came to the funeral of his father and took his mother, Vihara  Maha Devi and the Royal Elephant Kandula to Dighavapi. Prince Dutugamunu arrived  from Malaya country and became the King of Rohana. After consecrating as King,  he sent a message to Prince Tissa to bring their mother and the Royal Elephant.  Prince Tissa refused. Second and third messages were ignored by Prince Tissa.  King Dutugamunu organized his army and went to meet Prince Tissa. Two brothers  met in Chulaginiyapitti and King Dutugamunu suffered a devastating loss. Prince  Tissa pursued King Dutugamunu but when he got closer, a huge mountain appeared  in front of him. Prince Tissa thought that it was the work of Bhikkus. (Buddhist  Monks). Kandula Drops Prince Tissa: King Dutugamunu came back to Rohana unharmed. After arriving Rohana, King  Dutugamunu regrouped and built the army better than the last time. King  Dutugamunu went to battle with Prince Tissa for the second time. Prince Tissa  came to the battlefield on top of the Royal Elephant Kandula while King  Dutugamunu came to the battlefield on top of a female horse. When they met, King  Dutugamunu jumped over Kandula with his mare. Kandula was insulted. The elephant  thought this insult was done to me because I have an inferior rider on top of  me. He dropped Prince Tissa and went to meet King Dutugamunu, his old master.  Prince Tissa decided to flee. King Dutugamunu pursued Prince Tissa. Prince Tissa  ran away and hid under the bed of a Mahathera (Chief Buddhist monk). King  Dutugamunu who was immediately behind Prince Tissa asked the Mahathera whether  he saw Prince Tissa. The Mahathera stated that the Prince is not on top of the  bed. King knew that Prince was hiding under the bed, and with respect to the  Mahathera, left the temple. King stayed outside the temple with his men for the Prince Tissa to come out.  Mahathera decided to wrap Prince Tissa on sheets and sent him on top of other  monks as if they were carrying a dead monk to the cemetery. King knew it was  Prince Tissa that was wrapped as a dead monk and shouted “Tissa be ashamed to  ride on top of monks. I am not plundering you from our guardians”. (referring to  the monks). (Author’s Note: According to the tradition, Prince Saddhatissa hid in  Okkampitiya temple). Prince Tissa escaped and met a Bhikku named Godattha. The  monk decided to make peace between two brothers. The monk took Prince Tissa to  King Dutugamunu. Monk Godattha went to the King and stated that he brought  Prince Tissa. King asked “Where is the traitor?”. Monk brought Prince Tissa.  Seeing the Prince, mother Vihara Maha Devi jumped in front of the Prince and  covered him. King Dutugamunu and Prince Tissa made peace with each  other. </blockquote>

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