
THE PRINCE SIDDHATTA GREAT RENUNCIATION
IN SEARCH OF TRUTH AND PEACE.
Prince Siddhattha cut off his hair
to renounce the worldly life at the bank of the Anoma River. Ghatikara
Maha Brahma presented the Monk's Eight Requisites to Ascetic Siddhattha,
who commanded his charioteer Channa to take his royal chattels back to
the palace.
His hair was received by Sakka, King of Gods and enshrined in CULAMANI
CETI (pagoda) in his celestial abode in TAVATIMSA. Similarly, Ghatikara
Maha Brahma bore his princely clothes to his higher celestial abode, Akanittha
and enshrined them in the pagoda know as DUSSA CETI.