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Concise Mahavamsa Ruwan Rajapakse, P.E., Sinhalanet.com 66 Curing a Monk Using Horse Blood: A monk was sick by drinking milk contaminated with worms. The monk was brought into the attention of the King. At the same time there was a sick horse nearby. King asked an attendant to bring a cup of blood from the horse. King gave the cup of blood to the monk without telling him what it is. After the monk had finished drinking the cup of blood, King told him that it was horse blood. The monk was extremely disgusted and started to vomit. The worms inside the belly of the monk came out as well. The monk was cured. King Buddhadasa built viharas and conducted numerous meritorious deeds during his time period. Upatissa: (370 AD – 412 AD) After King Buddhadasa, his son Upatissa came to power. King Upatissa was Murdered by His Queen: King Upatissa’s queen had a secret relationship with King’s brother, Mahanama. They plotted against the King and murdered him. King Upatissa built Rajappula, Gijjakhuta, Pokkharapasaya, Valahassa, Ambutthi and Gondigama reservoirs. Author’s Note: (Thopawewa): As per both Pujavaliya and Rajavaliya, King Upatissa built the Thopawewa in Polonnaruwa. Later Thopawewa and two other reservoirs (Dumbuthulu Wewa and Iramudhu Wewa) were connected together by King Parakramabahu to build the Sea of Parakrama. (Parakrama Samudraya). Mahanama: (412 Ad – 428 AD) King Mahanama built three Viharas and prohibited them to Abhayagiri monks. Arrival of Buddhaghosha A young Brahmin living in Bodhimandha (Today known as Buddha Gaya) studied vedas. He could recite the Vedas by memory. Interested in Buddhism, young Brahmin went to the Buddhist temple at Bodhimandha. He asked the chief monk at the temple to explain the Buddhist system. The chief monk, Revatha explained Dharma and Abhidharma to the young Brahmin. Young Brahmin was impressed with Buddhism and became a monk. He was given the name “Buddhaghosha”. Bhikku Buddhaghosha wrote a commentary to the Abhidharma book Dhammasangani. (Author’s Note: There are seven books in Abhidharma pitaka. i. Dhammasangani, ii. Vibhanga, iii. Dhatukatha, iv. Puggalapaññatti, v. Yamaka vi. Patthana.
Concise Mahavamsa Ruwan Rajapakse, P.E., Sinhalanet.com 67 vii. Kathavatthu, Author’s Note: The commentary to Dhammasangani, written by Buddhaghosha is known as Atthasalini and has been translated to English by Ed Muller). Mahathera Revatha was impressed with Buddhaghosha’s talent and made the following request. “Here in Jambudweepa, we have the Tripitaka. The commentary to the Tripitaka in Pali language is not available. It is available in Lanka in the language of Sihala and known as “Sihala Atthakatha”. Sihala Atthakatha is faultless. Go to Lanka and learn Sihala language and translate Atthakatha back to Pali language.” Young Buddhaghosha accepted Mahathera Revatha’s request and came to Lanka. (Author’s Note: Tripitaka is difficult to understand without Atthakatha. (Commentaries to Tripitaka). Atthakatha was formulated during first Dharma Sanghayana. It seems Pali Atthakatha was not available during Buddhaghosha’s time. Bhikkus in India knew its existence in Sinhalese language in Lanka). Buddhaghosha came to Mahavihara and requested Sihalaatthakatha books from the monks at Mahavihara. Bhikkus at Mahavihara asked Buddhaghosha to prove his knowledge in Tripitaka. Buddhaghosha wrote the well known Buddhist book “Visuddhi Magga" which summarized Tripitaka and showed the path to Nirvana. (Visuddhi Magga – Path of Purification). Bhikku Buddhaghosha read Visuddhi Magga in front of all Mahavihara bhikkus. Then all bhikkus chanted Visuddhi Magga with joyful heart together with Buddhaghosha. (Author’s Note: There are two major Buddhist works in existence that do not belong to original Tripitaka. They are Buddhaghosha Thera’s Visuddhi Magga and Vasubandhu Thera’s Abhidharma Kosha. Vasubandhu Thera belongs to a sect known as Yogacharin. Visuddhi Magga has been translated to English by bhikku Nanamoli and Abhidharma Kosha has been translated to English by La Vallée Poussin). After this great achievement by bhikku Buddhaghosha, Mahavihara monks handed over Sihalaatthakatha to Buddhaghosha. Buddhaghosha translated Sihalaatthakatha to Pali. (Author’s Note: Even from today’s standard, Visuddhi Magga is a great work. As Mahavamsa states, Mahavihara bhikkus considered bhikku Buddhaghosha to be Maithree Buddha or the reincarnation of next Buddha) Sotthi Sena: (432 Ad – 432 AD) After the death of Mahanama, his son Sotthi Sena became the King. He was killed the same day and umbrella bearer came to power. A minister of Sotthi Sena had the umbrella bearer killed and had a thief known as Mittasena consecrated as King. A Prince named Pandu in Southern India hearing the unstable situation in Lanka came and captured power from Mittasena. During this time, a boy named Dhatusena, belonging to an ethnic group known as Moriya was born.
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