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Concise Mahavamsa Ruwan Rajapakse, P.E., Sinhalanet.com 12 God Sumana of Samanthakuta (Sri Pada Mountain) requested a personal item from Buddha to worship. Then our Conqueror passed his hand over his head and gave God Sumana handful of hair. God Sumana built a seven cubit high Chetiya (10 feet) in Mahiyangana and placed the hair inside the Chetiya. History of Mahiyangana Thupa: When Sambuddha died, a Thera (Buddhist monk) named Sarabu, a disciple of Sariputta brought the collarbone of the conqueror to Lanka and placed it inside the Mahiyangana Thupa. The height of the Thupa was increased to 30 cubits (45 feet) by son of King Devanampiya Tissa’s brother. Later King Dutugamunu raised the height of the Chetiya to eighty cubits. (120 feet). This is the history of Mahiyangana Chetiya. (Author’s Note: As per Mahavamsa, Mahiyangana Chetiya is the oldest Chetiya in Sri Lanka. God Sumana is today known as “Sumana Saman Devi”. God Sumana is not a Hindu god. He could probably been a deity of pre Buddhist Lanka. Buddha’s visits to Lanka are noted only in Mahavamsa. These visits are not mentioned in Tripitaka). ~Conqueror’s Second Visit (Nagadeepa)~ During fifth year after attaining Buddhahood, two Nagas in Lanka, Chulodhara and Mahodhara were about to go to war for a throne in Nagadeepa. At this time, a god named Samiddhasumana brought Thathagatha (Buddha) to Nagadeepa. Seeing Buddha, nagas stopped the war and paid homage to the Buddha. ~Conqueror’s Third Visit (Kelaniya)~ Maniakkika, Naga King of Kelaniya invited Buddha to Kelaniya on the eighth year after attaining Buddhahood. Buddha accepted Maniakkika’s invitation and visited Kelaniya. There he preached Dharma to Nagas. Visit to Samanthakuta: From Kelaniya, Buddha visited Samanthakuta and placed his foot imprint over there. From Samanthakuta, Buddha visited the place where Dighavapi Chetiya was built later times. From Dighavapi, Buddha visited Mahaveghanarama in Anuradhapura. Buddha meditated at the place where sacred Bodhi tree was planted during later times. From there Buddha visited the place where Mahathupa (Ruwanvali Saaya) was built during later times. Then he visited the place where Thuparama and Sela Chetiya were built during later times. (Author’s Note: According to Mahavamsa Lord Buddha visited following places – Mahiyangana, Nagadeepa. Kelaniya, Samanthakuta, Dighavapi, Mahaveghanarama, Ruwanvali Saaya, Thuparama, Sela Chetiya).
Concise Mahavamsa Ruwan Rajapakse, P.E., Sinhalanet.com 13 (Later tradition added following places to the list – Mutiyangana, Tissamaharama, Mirisavati, Jethavana, Abayagiri and Kirivehera. Later tradition removed Mahaveghanarama from the list and added Divaguha to make it sixteen. Mahavamsa says, Buddha stayed a night at the foot of Samanthakuta and according to the tradition, Divaguha is the place where he stayed. Divaguha is not yet identified positively. These sixteen places are known as Solosmasthana and considered to be visited by Lord Buddha). There is a famous Pali poem indicating these sixteen holy places of Sri Lanka – Mahiyanganam Nagadeepam Kalyanam Padalanchanam Divaguham Dighavapi Cetiyam Mutiyanganam Tissa Maha Viharancha Bodhim Marichavattiyam Suwarnamali Maha Cetiyam Thuparama Bhayagirim Jetavanam Sela Cetiyam Tatha Kacharagamakam Ethe Solosmasthani Aham Vandami Sabbada (I worship these sixteen holy places). ~The Race of Mahasammatha~ There was a King named Mahasammatha at the beginning of this age. After Mahasammatha, many thousands of Kings reigned. Then King Okkaka, originated from this Mahasammatha dynasty. After Okkaka, Okkakamuka reigned. Then Nipuna, Chandramuka………..and finally Suddhodhana reigned. Prince Siddhartha was born to Suddhodhana and Maya. (Author’s Note: Later, Sinhalese Kings claimed that they also are descendants of the Mahasammatha dynasty. See inscriptions of King Nissanka Malla, Mahinda IV and Parakramabahu). ~First Dhamma Sangayana~ (First Council) Conqueror lived eighty-four years, fulfilled all his duties and left this world in Kusinara. Light of the world was extinguished. Subaddha’s Evil Comments: After the death of Buddha, due to Subaddha’s evil comments, five hundred monks gathered to establish the truth. (Author’s Note: Mahavamsa does not say what these evil comments are. According to Chulavagga in Vinaya pitaka, Subaddha has told “Friends…since Buddha is dead there is no one to tell us what to do and what not to do. Hence we can do whatever we want”. Place to Hold the First Council: King Ajasatthu provided a place to hold the first council. Mahakassapa’s Advise to Ananda:
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