Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c36.3211

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Sihagiri, Sīhapabbata, Sīhācala.—A rocky fortress in the Malaya district of Ceylon.¹ When Kassapa I. had slain his father, he took refuge there, clearing the land about the rock, surrounding it with a wall, and building a staircase to it in the form of a lion. Kassapa and his retinue lived in the fortress till he was defeated by his brother Moggallāna, and then killed himself.² Mention is made of several vihāras on Sihagiri, among them being Daḷha and Dāṭhākoṇḍañña, which Moggallāna I. gave to the Dhammaruci and Sāgalika schools.³ King Saṅghatissa, his son, and his minister, were executed on Sihagiri, at the command of Moggallāna III,⁴ and later Moggallāna himself was slain there by Sīlāmeghavaṇṇa.⁵