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St. Francis Xavier or Thotagamuwe Sri Rahula Thero
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crazy_m said:Ummmmmmm............i dun get thisRapa would u mind explaining 2 us what this means>>>>>
dis is da body of Ven.Thtagamuwe Rahula Thero. Ven Thotamuwe thero has drank some thing not to rotten hes body after hez death. But hez boddy waz taken in to Portugal n now they says dis is da body of fransisco. The government of SL has requested dis body 15-20 years ago, byt officials in portugal rufused dat request...i guess dis is dat body.
"Basilica of Bom Jesus" a church built in 1605. This is a world Heritage Site now. This house the body of St. Francis Xavier, patron saint of Goa, who died while on a sea voyage to China on December 2,1552.
But some Sri Lankan Buddhists believe this is the body of the famous "Thotagamuwe Sri Rahula" Thero, whos body was taken away by the Portuguese from Sri Lanka claiming it was the body of one of their saints.
But some Sri Lankan Buddhists believe this is the body of the famous "Thotagamuwe Sri Rahula" Thero, whos body was taken away by the Portuguese from Sri Lanka claiming it was the body of one of their saints.
crazy_m said:What d u mean?Hv u got a plan Rapa??
ne me PDF ekak thibuna eka missing ne
eka hoyanava 
Ven. Thotagamuwe Sri Rahula Thera Scholar monk par excellence by Gopitha Peiris Himbutana
Ven. Thotagamuwe Sri Rahula Thera was born in 1408 at
Dematana, an attractive and fascinating village close to Dedigama in
the Kegalle district. He was named in lay life as Jayaba Kumaru. As
a result of his mother Keerawelle Kumari, (the elder sister of Queen
of Parakramabahu VI) who passed away in the first year of his birth
and his father Wickramabahu being ordained after a lapse of two
years of his birth, he was taken by family members and well-wishers
to the palace of Kotte and was placed under the guardianship of King
Parakramabahu the VIth (Siri Perakumba) 1412 - 1467. Having been
educated under both, his grandfather Uthurumula Rahula Thera and
his uncle Wilgammula Thera, he was ordained according to the
Buddhist traditional rituals and was known as Vachissara Rahula
Thera (1425). In a short spell of time he procured a profound and
wide knowledge in a variety of oriental languages and the following
voluminous compositions written by him will adequately bear testimony
to his inestimable erudition and intellectuality.
Buddhagajjaya 1430, Vurthamala Sandesaya 1435, Paravi
Sandesaya 1445, Selalihini Sandesaya 1447, Kawyasekaraya 1449,
Panchika Pradeepaya 1457, Buddipasadiniya 1480, Sakaskada and
Mawulu Sandesaya.
It is recorded that Ven. Sri Rahula Thera spent his prime of life at
Thotagamuwa Temple and on account of this reason he was widely
recognized as Thotagamuwe Sri Rahula Thera.
Vijayaba Pirivena of Thotagamuwa in the Galle district served as
the most popular centre of learning about nine and half centuries
back. Thotagamuwa is a picturesque hamlet adjacent to Hikkaduwa
town. King Vijayabahu I (1055 - 1110) was instrumental in inaugurating
this extensively acclaimed Vijayaba Pirivena.
It is the presumption of our historians and archaeologists that this
edifice would have been a five storeyed building and a dominant
institution of education equivalent to a university where diverse subjects
were in the curriculum including the Tamil langauge. It is
assumed that this monastery was later renovated and refurbished as a
two storeyed structure by King Parakramabahu IV (1302 - 1326).
Ven. Thotagamuwe Sri Rahula Thera succeeded as the chief prelate
of the most reputed and renowned Thotagamuwa Vijayaba Pirivena
followed by Uthurumula Rahula Thera and Galathurumula There.
He was a multi-linguist (Shad Bhasha Parameswara) and a lettered
oriental scholar par excellence and was competent in reciting the
Thripitaka (the three divisions of the Buddhist scriptures) by rote.
Ven. Sri Rahula Thera was also a distinguished author, veteran
astrologer and a proficient ayurvedic physician whose reputation pervaded
beyond our shores.
Relating to the latter part of his life there are two legendary versions.
After rendering an inestimable and monumental contribution at
Vijayaba Pirivena he passed away peacefully. On hearing this distressing
and agonizing news, the villagers inhabiting around the temple
flocked in their thousand to bestow their last homage and reverence.
Fearing a possible transference of this mysterious holy body (supposed
to have growing hair and nails) by the Portuguese (1505-1658)
to some other locality, the villagers had concealed the mortal remains
at Ambana Indurugiri cave close to Elpitiya in the Galle district for
safety and security. The second rendition is that he had departed
Vijayaba Pirivena and had resided at Obbegoda Temple at
Moneragala and Dikwella for a brief period and finally settled down
at Ambana Indurugiri cave surrounded by a mammoth woodland at
that period (1476), It is in the folk-tale and legend that he was also an
exorcist who had decreed demons to execute manual labour work to
intensify the protection and security of Ambana cave and the vicinity.
In consideration of those facts, it can be assumed that his demise
would have taken place during 1491.
After a considerable length of time, on receipt of information about
this mysterious and miraculous cadaver, a Portuguese team had
approached in search of this grotto and after three unsuccessful
attempts, had taken control over the body and had prepared preliminary
arrangements to despatch the holy body to Goa in India.
St Francis Xavier who had arrived from portugal to propagate missionary
activities here had participated as the leader of the expedition
to shift the body to Goa.
While on the journey he had suffered and attack of dysentery and
had passed away. It is supposed that the participants of the expedition
cremated him here and had interpreted that the body they were carrying
was of St. Francis Xavier. Finally this sacred body had been carried
over to Goa and reposed at the Basilica of Bon Jesu.
It is presumed that the venerable monk had consumed some
medicament which was prepared by himself (Sidualurasaya or
Siddaloka Rasaya) before he breathed his last and as a result it is surmised
that his body would remain approximately till the year 4230.
This fact is embodied in the final stanza engraved by him on a sheet
of copper before his demise which is depicted below:-
Christians too are in possession of similar legendary and historical
factors to prove and establish that this cadaver is of St. Francis
Xavier. Hence time is opportune to focus the attention of the officials
concerned to get this bone of contention cleared and resolved to
ascertain whether this extraordinary mortal remains are of Ven. Sri
Rahula Thera or St. Francis Xavier.
This is the space era and it will not be an intricate task or a complicate
exercise to establish by the application of modern technology
and science whether this prodigious cadaver is of Asian or Western
origin.
The conspicuous and significant services rendered by Ven. Sri
Rahula Thera especially in the poetical field cannot be characterized
in abridged form as it is a herculean task. Particularly the Sinhala
Buddhist community owes a deep debt of gratuity to Ven. Sri Rahula
Thera for his multifarious and multiplex services.
Budusarana - Buddhist Era 2549 Duruthu New Moon - Sunday January 29, 2006
Ven. Thotagamuwe Sri Rahula Thera was born in 1408 at
Dematana, an attractive and fascinating village close to Dedigama in
the Kegalle district. He was named in lay life as Jayaba Kumaru. As
a result of his mother Keerawelle Kumari, (the elder sister of Queen
of Parakramabahu VI) who passed away in the first year of his birth
and his father Wickramabahu being ordained after a lapse of two
years of his birth, he was taken by family members and well-wishers
to the palace of Kotte and was placed under the guardianship of King
Parakramabahu the VIth (Siri Perakumba) 1412 - 1467. Having been
educated under both, his grandfather Uthurumula Rahula Thera and
his uncle Wilgammula Thera, he was ordained according to the
Buddhist traditional rituals and was known as Vachissara Rahula
Thera (1425). In a short spell of time he procured a profound and
wide knowledge in a variety of oriental languages and the following
voluminous compositions written by him will adequately bear testimony
to his inestimable erudition and intellectuality.
Buddhagajjaya 1430, Vurthamala Sandesaya 1435, Paravi
Sandesaya 1445, Selalihini Sandesaya 1447, Kawyasekaraya 1449,
Panchika Pradeepaya 1457, Buddipasadiniya 1480, Sakaskada and
Mawulu Sandesaya.
It is recorded that Ven. Sri Rahula Thera spent his prime of life at
Thotagamuwa Temple and on account of this reason he was widely
recognized as Thotagamuwe Sri Rahula Thera.
Vijayaba Pirivena of Thotagamuwa in the Galle district served as
the most popular centre of learning about nine and half centuries
back. Thotagamuwa is a picturesque hamlet adjacent to Hikkaduwa
town. King Vijayabahu I (1055 - 1110) was instrumental in inaugurating
this extensively acclaimed Vijayaba Pirivena.
It is the presumption of our historians and archaeologists that this
edifice would have been a five storeyed building and a dominant
institution of education equivalent to a university where diverse subjects
were in the curriculum including the Tamil langauge. It is
assumed that this monastery was later renovated and refurbished as a
two storeyed structure by King Parakramabahu IV (1302 - 1326).
Ven. Thotagamuwe Sri Rahula Thera succeeded as the chief prelate
of the most reputed and renowned Thotagamuwa Vijayaba Pirivena
followed by Uthurumula Rahula Thera and Galathurumula There.
He was a multi-linguist (Shad Bhasha Parameswara) and a lettered
oriental scholar par excellence and was competent in reciting the
Thripitaka (the three divisions of the Buddhist scriptures) by rote.
Ven. Sri Rahula Thera was also a distinguished author, veteran
astrologer and a proficient ayurvedic physician whose reputation pervaded
beyond our shores.
Relating to the latter part of his life there are two legendary versions.
After rendering an inestimable and monumental contribution at
Vijayaba Pirivena he passed away peacefully. On hearing this distressing
and agonizing news, the villagers inhabiting around the temple
flocked in their thousand to bestow their last homage and reverence.
Fearing a possible transference of this mysterious holy body (supposed
to have growing hair and nails) by the Portuguese (1505-1658)
to some other locality, the villagers had concealed the mortal remains
at Ambana Indurugiri cave close to Elpitiya in the Galle district for
safety and security. The second rendition is that he had departed
Vijayaba Pirivena and had resided at Obbegoda Temple at
Moneragala and Dikwella for a brief period and finally settled down
at Ambana Indurugiri cave surrounded by a mammoth woodland at
that period (1476), It is in the folk-tale and legend that he was also an
exorcist who had decreed demons to execute manual labour work to
intensify the protection and security of Ambana cave and the vicinity.
In consideration of those facts, it can be assumed that his demise
would have taken place during 1491.
After a considerable length of time, on receipt of information about
this mysterious and miraculous cadaver, a Portuguese team had
approached in search of this grotto and after three unsuccessful
attempts, had taken control over the body and had prepared preliminary
arrangements to despatch the holy body to Goa in India.
St Francis Xavier who had arrived from portugal to propagate missionary
activities here had participated as the leader of the expedition
to shift the body to Goa.
While on the journey he had suffered and attack of dysentery and
had passed away. It is supposed that the participants of the expedition
cremated him here and had interpreted that the body they were carrying
was of St. Francis Xavier. Finally this sacred body had been carried
over to Goa and reposed at the Basilica of Bon Jesu.
It is presumed that the venerable monk had consumed some
medicament which was prepared by himself (Sidualurasaya or
Siddaloka Rasaya) before he breathed his last and as a result it is surmised
that his body would remain approximately till the year 4230.
This fact is embodied in the final stanza engraved by him on a sheet
of copper before his demise which is depicted below:-
Christians too are in possession of similar legendary and historical
factors to prove and establish that this cadaver is of St. Francis
Xavier. Hence time is opportune to focus the attention of the officials
concerned to get this bone of contention cleared and resolved to
ascertain whether this extraordinary mortal remains are of Ven. Sri
Rahula Thera or St. Francis Xavier.
This is the space era and it will not be an intricate task or a complicate
exercise to establish by the application of modern technology
and science whether this prodigious cadaver is of Asian or Western
origin.
The conspicuous and significant services rendered by Ven. Sri
Rahula Thera especially in the poetical field cannot be characterized
in abridged form as it is a herculean task. Particularly the Sinhala
Buddhist community owes a deep debt of gratuity to Ven. Sri Rahula
Thera for his multifarious and multiplex services.
Budusarana - Buddhist Era 2549 Duruthu New Moon - Sunday January 29, 2006
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