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Hindus set to convert to Buddhism
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Shakti
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27 Oct 2006 06:45:50 GMT Report for Abuse
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Lula,
Did you see?
Now orangutan is just making rounds in the vicinity as if he has not seen the bananas. ('hora gal ahulanawa')
But I can take any bet sooner or later he will come for the bananas....He can never resist the smell of it.
Sometimes the gorilla might come before him. Be alert. If he comes, just give him also something instead of just chasing off the fellow. (If you dont have bananas give him some punnaku.)
Tigress, thangatchi better you stay a bit away. You might scare these poor animals. |
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28 Oct 2006 16:40:40 GMT Report for Abuse
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Mucha,
Can you please give any evidence to show when these (five Ishwarams of Siva) are built.
The erudite scholar and historian, Dr.Paul E.Pieris declared in 1917, at a meeting of the Royal Asiatic Society that:
'Long before the arrival of Vijaya there was in Lanka five recognised Ishwarams of Shiva which claimed and received adoration of all India. These were Thiruketheeshwaram which was near Mahatittha, Muneshwaram dominating Salawatte and the pearl fishery, Thondeshwaram near Mantota, ThiruKoneshwaram near the great Bay of Kottiyar and Naguleshwaram near Kankesanturai ' .
As an example, let me consider the Thirukoneswaram temple.
The earliest of reference is found in the 'Mahavamsa' where it says that Mahasena destroyed a Siva temple in the east and bulit a Vihara.
An ancient Tamil saiva poet, Thirignanasampanthar has sung thevaaram on 'Theiruketheesvaram' and 'Thirukoneswaram'. That indicates that these two temples were in existence as far back as 6th century BC.
There is reference to this Siva temple in elation to Raavana also in Ramaayana which is dated at the beginning of the first millenium.
Thirukoneswaram opposite the Great Bay of Koddiyar (Thirukkonamalai)
There has been not one Konesar Temple but three, one over the other. The original temple now under sea was a rock cave temple built around an earlier existing Shivalingam. Shivalingams are sacred and holy icons existing from time immemorial. There is an interesting fact the audience may like to know. Mount Kailash in the Himalayas Chidamparam Temple in South India and Thirukoneswaram are said to be on the same longitude.
Coming over to historical data furnished by Dr. Vigneswaran, it is his view having examined many sources that the original Thirukoneswaram temple is under sea. In between the present temple and that original temple under sea there appears the second temple. The Gopuram of the old temple, which was of rock, has been identified. There had been deluges recorded in 3,544 BC and between 2,590 BC up to 2,387 BC. During the later deluge part of the original temple went under water including the inner temple, belfry (or bell tower), sides and bottom of the doorframe and the Kerni outside the temple. The spring inside curiously continued to flow into the sea, mingling with it, foaming as it did so. The upper doorframe continued to be visible forming a 'marker' for the Hindus who continued to worship there.
Thousand years later in 1,300 BC, a king named Manikka Rajan built temples to Lord Shiva, Madhumai Ammal and Lakshmi Narayanan at three different levels, yet all of them occupying the promontory or the headland projecting into the sea facing east. The Shiva Temple was built directly upon the Gopuram of the original rock cave temple. The original rock cave temple is credited to have been built in 512 in Kaliyuga i.e. in 2,590 BC. The deluge was in the year 2,387 BC about 200 years later.
Kulakkoddan, son of Vara Rama Thevan, who was a son of Manu Neethi Kanda Cholan, re-built the temple dedicated to Lord Shiva at Thirukonamalai in Lanka and also awarded land to people in the vicinity of Thirukonamalai in Kantalai and other areas. (this village is mentioned in Indrapala's book).
There is a stone inscription, is still there as part of the Fort Built by the Portuguese in Trincomalee with reference to Kulakkoddan.
Mylvahana pulavar's 'Yaalpaana Vaipava Maalai' and Mudaliyar Rasanayagam's 'Ancient Jaffna' both referes to this inscription.
'Majority of the centuries old stone scriptures that unearthed in the northeast province in Sri Lanka that defines Tamil History have been located in Trincomalee district. Most of the scriptures are connected with the history of Koneswaram Temple,' said Professor C.Pathmanathan, Head of the Department of History in the University of Peradeniya. He conducted a research study tour in the east port district recently.
Professor Pathmanathan suggested that systematic excavation done in the Trincomalee district could bring valuable historical evidence to establish the history of Tamils in the country.
Edited By - LuLa - 28 Oct 2006 16:46:46 GMT |
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28 Oct 2006 16:57:45 GMT Report for Abuse
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Lula,mucha
after studying your post above , can i safe to say, the owners of the island are vedda, yaksha and Tamils . knowing
1)sinhalese are a mix of tamils ,malayalees and Bengali's,
2) Buddhism introduced much later than Hinduism to the island.
3) sinhala language came to the scene once Buddhism introduced.
4) most or all tamils converted to Buddhism in the island when Buddhism was introduced.
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28 Oct 2006 17:03:11 GMT Report for Abuse
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Lula
i got your message!
if you visit this site , you will get some info about the pancha eeswaram temples the only evidence for the tamils present in the island in those days.
http://www.tamilnation.org/heritage/fiveishwarams.htm |
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28 Oct 2006 17:06:13 GMT Report for Abuse
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Tigress,
Thanks!
Edited By - LuLa - 29 Oct 2006 12:58:00 GMT |
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28 Oct 2006 17:17:56 GMT Report for Abuse
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| Thanks lula, mucha the his-story teller will not come till Monday, spends weekend on professing the art of twisting and L$%£ying. |
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30 Oct 2006 01:15:33 GMT Report for Abuse
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LULA,
I have become somewhat busy with my livelihood. Let me reply to your post as soon as I get some spare time.
Sorry for the delay.
See you soon.
-Mucha
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30 Oct 2006 01:48:56 GMT Report for Abuse
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Mucha,
No problem, don't worry, family and work comes first, take your own time. |
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31 Oct 2006 05:20:48 GMT Report for Abuse
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LULA,
Expect something really nasty tomorrow. Enjoy your present.
Cheers
Mucha. |
Shakti
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31 Oct 2006 05:28:43 GMT Report for Abuse
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| I just wonder how nasty the cut and paste from www.lankalibrary.com can become. |
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