Buddhism In Sri Lanka

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.Th y n m d s r l ss lts �n th int 69ri�r �f th c� ntry in �rd r t� b c�m m st rs �f thwh�l isl nd.Th P�rt g s rri d in �l�mb� in 1505 ndgr d lly �cc ying ll m ritim r� inc s r m in din th ir �ss ssi�n t� 1658.Th L nk chr�nicl ss w ll s th r c�rds �f th ir fri ndly hist�ri nsd scrib th m s cr l inh m n r ci� s big�t dnd s g rs c t�rs �f ddhism in th ir nd � r t� im �s th ir �wn f ith R�m n th�licism�n th � l �f Sri L nk.� f w d c d s ft r th rri l �f th P�rt g sKing h n k b h V� 1534 1551 wh� r l d tK�tt s� ght th ssist nc �f his lli s th P�rt g s t� ns r th s cc ssi�n �f his gr nds�nh rm l t� th thr�n.F�r this r �s n i �ryim g �f h rm l w s s nt t� P�rt g l wh rc�r�n ti�n �f th ffigy w s h ld by th P�rt g sm r�r.Wh n th Sinh l s mb ss d�rs r t rn dth y w r cc�m ni d by rty �f Fr ncisc ns wh�nd r th dir cti�n �f th P�rt g s m r�r ndwith th rmissi�n �f th king �f K�tt r ch dth hristi n G�s l in L nk.Th s f�r th firsttim hristi n c�mm niti s w r �rg niz d in thm ritim r� inc s �f L nk.h rm l wh� h db c�m b tiz d hristi n nd r th n m �f �nJ n h rm l s n x r ssi�n �f th nkf ln sst� th P�rt g s g th m d d �f gift70 ft r his cc ssi�n tr nsf rring t� th m th l dM lig w i.th T m l �f th T��th th t m l tK l niy nd ll th t m l r n s in th isl nd f�rth m int n nc �f th missi�n ry st blishm nts.Th s th r w s th n c ss ry ssist nc gi n t�th P�rt g s by th r l rs �f K�tt t� s r ss thn ti�n l r ligi�n �f th Sinh l s nd r� g t th ir�wn r ligi�n th�licism.With this s �rt th ys t b� t th ir t sk.�n th ir c�n rsi�ns th y d� t dtw� distinct m th�ds n m ly ind c m nt by �ffic snd �th r t m �r l f � rs nd br t l nishm ntwh r ind c m nt f il d.P � l wh� wish d t��bt in high �ffic s nd r th m nd wh� wish d t�rn th g��dwill �f th�s in �w r r dily d� t dth n w f ith nd t��k n w iblic l n m s.Othrs wh� h sit t d t� gi th ir n ti�n l f ith ndsh�w d r sist nc w r br t lly nish d.Th r r l rid cc� nts �f m n thr�wn int� ri rs t� b t n by cr�c�dil s b bi s s itt d �n th s�ldi rs ik s nd h ld b f�r th r nts �r cr sh db tw n millst�n s b f�r th y s �f th ir m�th rswh� l t r w r t� b t�rt r d t� d th.Th�s wh� d r dt� w�rshi in blic �r w r th y ll�w r�b w r tt� d th.ddhist m�n st ri s nd instit ti�ns w rd str�y d nd th ir tr s r s l��t d.Libr ri s w r s t�n fir.Th s did th ri�d �f P�rt g s r l b c�m�n �f th d rk st ri�ds �f ddhism in Sri L nk.7134 Persecution of Buddhism by R�jasinha ITh P�rt g s w r n�t th �nly n mi s �fddhism t this ri�d.King R j sinh � 15811592 wh� w s th s�n �f M y d nn br�th r �fh n k b h V� r l d fr�m Sit w k wh n thP�rt g s w r h�lding �w r t K�tt.� g ll ntl d r s h w s R j sinh s cc d d in g ining thc�nfid nc �f th Sinh l s wh� � �s d th P�rt g s r l nd winning s r l b ttl s g inst thP�rt g s th b ttl t M ll riy w b ing th m�stf m� s.t s th chr�nicl s m nti�n his � l rity w s sh�rtli d.Th f��lish king in his thirst f�r�w r sl w his �ld f th r with his �wn h nds.L t rb ing s iz d with th f r �f his crim R j sinhs� ght th d ic �f th m�nks f�r s tting hims lffr fr�m th sin.Wh n th m�nks x l in d t� himth t it w s t�� gr t crim t� b bs�l d th kingw s r� �k d t� ng r.H th n b c m f�ll�w r �f th S i it s inwh�s d ic h t��k r f g nd b c m n n my�f ddhism.Th chi f ddhist ld r w s st�n d t�d th nd m ny �th r m�nks w r b ri d n ck din th rth nd th ir h ds l� gh d �ff.S�m �thrs w r t t� th sw�rd.Th s cr d dific s nd thm�n st ri s w r ll d d�wn nd th s cr d b��ksw r r d c d t� sh s.Th l nds which h d b nnd�w d in rli r tim s t� th m�n stic st blish72m nts w r t k n w y nd Sri P d th S cr d F��trint �f th ddh �n �d m s P k w s h nd d � rt� th S i it s.Th�s m�nks wh� m n g d t� scfr�m th king s wr th disr�b d th ms l s nd fl d.3 VimaIa Dharmasuriya s Attempt atRestoring Buddhism�n 1592 th y r in which R j sinh di d Sinh l sr l r Vim l h rm s riy � sc nd d th thr�n�f th hill c it l K ndy nd r l d f�r tw l y rs.Th� gh h h d b n d c t d by th P�rt g s ndw s �rigin lly f � r d by th m th king s��n ft rhis cc ssi�n t rn d g inst th m � t �f his l� f�rth c� ntry nd th r ligi�n.Vim l h rm s riy � w s gr t tr�n �f ddhism �f th t tim.�ft r his w rs with th P�rt g sh s t his h rt �n r iring th d m g d�n byR j sinh.S r l ddhist m�n m nts w r r st�r d.Finding th t th r w s h rdly singl m�nk l ft in thc� ntry wh� w s r� rly �rd in d Vim l h rm sriy s nt n mb ssy t� th c� ntry �f �r k n n�wrt �f rm t� �bt in m�nks t� r st�r �rdin ti�n inSri L nk.Th missi�n w s s cc ssf l s r l m�nksl d by th ld rs ndic kk nd nd is l c mt� K ndy nd in th y r 1597 n �rdin ti�n c r m�nyw s h ld in th d k kkh S%2łm t G t mb n r73K ndy m ny m n �f n�bl f mili s nt ring th Ord r�n this �cc si�n.Th king ls� b ilt st�r y d ili�n nd bringing b ck th S cr d T��th R lic fr�m thlg m ih r wh r it w s hidd n d �sit d it inth ili�n.Th c�ntr�l �f Sri P d w s t k n fr�mth S i it s nd h nd d � r t� th ddhist m�nks.36 Successors of VimaIa Dharmasuriya I andthe ArrivaI of the Dutch in Sri LankaVim l h rm s riy w s s cc d d �n th thr�n �fK ndy by S n r t m n z l� s in r ligi� s w�rks.�nhis r ign th P�rt g s in d d K ndy nd th kingc rri d w y th S cr d T��th R lic t� M hiy ng nf�r s f ty.S n r t s s�n nd s cc ss�r R j sinh ��1634 1687 w s gr t w rri�r b t w s n�t z l� s.�nhis r ign nd d th P�rt g s r l in th m ritimr� inc s �f L nk f t which th king cc�m lish dwith th id �f th tch in J n 1658.�t w s s rly s 1602 th t th tch isit d thc� rt �f K ndy in th r ign �f Vim l h rm s riy� s king n lli nc [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]