Yudaganawa

 

Yudaganawa is a compensation for Mahavehera's grief

Yudaganawa Rajamaha Vehera (1153 - 1186 AD) is the historical legacy of the Uva Province.

King Dutugemunu gathered his army in the south and went north through Buttala in Moneragala. Buttala got its name because at that time there was a large dansala which regularly supplied rice to the Sinhala army. According to legends, the rice later became Buttala.

The Sinhala army ate the rice from Buttala and then rested in the area about 1 mile from Buttala.

According to the present Monaragala Yudaganawa, the Chief Incumbent of the ancient Rajamaha Viharaya, Karmavagacharya of the Asgiriya Chapter, the Royal Panditha, the Master of Arts, Ven.

The Yudaganawa Dagoba holds a special place among the great dagobas in our motherland. From Buttala town on the Monaragala-Wellawaya main road in the Monaragala district of the Uva province. This dagoba is built at a distance of about 2 km. This is the largest stupa in the Uva area.

Yudhagana Dagaba is a sacred monument built due to a unique phenomenon in the annals of history. That is why this is a specialty among Sri Lankan stupas.

In our history, Yudaganawa can be identified as a battlefield as well as a campground for warlords. Uva Wellassa Yudaganawa, which was a training center for war heroes for the security of the Sinhala state, can be identified as a place that played a significant role in the history of war.

It is said that Yudaganawa was one of the turning points in my triumphant journey to fight King Dutugemunu with Elara. It was from here that the Philippine Sinhala army needed supplies for the battle. It is also stated that Uva Wellassa Yudaganawa and Mahiyanganaya were selected as the two main camps during that historic battle.

Therefore, Dutugemunu was one of the brave warriors who contributed to the great liberation struggle waged by Dutugemunu for the unification of the country. It is on this battlefield that Dutugemunu the Great, who bravely fought for the unity of the state as well as for the survival of the pure Buddha Sasana in a unique unitary state, faces another dilemma on this battlefield.

‘It is a well known historical fact that there was a war between the Dutugemunu and Saddhatissa brothers at the Buttala Chulangani ground in Uva Wellassa (2nd century BC). King Dutugemunu built a huge dagoba near the Chulangani ground to alleviate the grief caused by the war with his brother and to commemorate the battle forever. It can be accepted from historical facts that it is a war dagoba.

(Historical War Song Urugamuwe Assaji Thero)

The internal turmoil of this family is due to the problematic background of monarchy that arose after the death of King Kavantissa Piya. After the death of his father, Prince Saddhatissa fled to Digamadul with his mother as well as Goddess Viharamaha, the great mother of the nation, and the mahout who could be proud of the battles.

Although Prince Dutugemunu sent several letters to his brother asking him to send his mother and the mahout to Magama for the blessings and great power of the great liberation struggle to unite the country and the nation, this futile brotherly battle arose because he did not obey. Later, with the intervention of the Maha Sangha, the guardian deities of the nation, the two brothers were reconciled and this tragic battle was resolved.

Saddhatissa Rajena - Karithan Santhi Mawahan

Yuddhangana Viharasming - Thupa Rajan Namamahan

I worship the Thuparaja of Yudagana Vehera, the Nirvana healer made by King Saddhatissa.

The pilgrimage stanza of this Yudagana Chaitya was composed by the Royal Panditha Kekunawela Sri Piyarathana Anuna Thero.

The total height of the present Yudagana Stupa is 26 meters. Cm. 40. The circumference is 1038 feet. Is about 6 inches.

The dagoba built by King Saddhatissa was secondly improved by King Parakramabahu the Great (1153 - 1186 AD). Among the historical Sannas, a special Sannasa includes a pooja performed by King Rajadhirajasinghe (1781 - 1798 AD) at Yudagana Vehera de Sannasa and a description of the lands and paddy fields offered by King Sri Wickrama Rajasinghe (1798 - 1815).

Renovation work on the Yudagana Chaitya, which later fell into disrepair, began in 1979. It collapsed and was reopened for a second time in 1992.

According to the chronicles, King Dutugemunu summoned his only younger brother to Anuradhapura to complete the work on the dagoba, which was built by Prince Saddhatissa as a ransom to alleviate the grief caused by a futile war that challenged the brotherhood.

 As you can see from the photo, the work of confirming this great stupa, which Prince Saddhatissa was unable to complete, has not been completed to this day. Although it is disturbing, it does not seem to be an obstacle to reverence as well as worship.

Wellassa Uva Denibim hiding among the forest

Yudagana Vehera protects thousands of free lands.

Sedav Nilambara Dulana Sada Buttala crowned to the ground

Bathin Namadhim Sadhu - Yudagana Maha Vehera - Worshiped.

Yudaganawa Map

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Danakirigala Raja Maha Viharaya

 Art Gallery - Danakirigala Raja Maha Viharaya

Today we are talking about Danakirigala Raja Maha Viharaya which leased an art gallery ..

This is a very ancient temple located near Mawanella in the Kegalle District ...

In the past that great rock was known as 'Vaddammana Pawwa'.

According to an inscription with pre-Brahmin script, this sacred land has a long history.

The history of this sacred place goes back to the time of the second visit of the Supreme Buddha to Ceylon.

Many believe that this was the place where King Chulodara organized his army during the war between King Chulodara and King Mahodhara.

It is also said that this sacred place received the royal patronage of King Walagamba during the Anuradhapura period ...

The reason I say this cave temple is really like a small art gallery ..

Danakirigala Cave Temple is a place that shows the unique features of Kandy period paintings and sculptures.

Inside the cave are three Buddha statues with three dragon pandals.

These dragon pandals are very colorful.

And complete ...

There are standing statues, a sleeping Buddha statue as well as a statue of Lewke Disawa which is said to have been renovated during the Kandy era.

He has to climb many stone steps

Although this sacred place is not a popular temple with large nameplates, it is literally a quiet backyard ...

When viewed from this sacred place, one can see a beautiful view of the surroundings and many mountain ranges in the Sabaragamuwa and Central Provinces ...

If you come here too, don't forget to worship this sacred place ...

Route of Danakirigala Raja Maha Viharaya

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Lulkadura Kondagala

 Lulkadura Kondagala

One of the highlights of many visitors to the Lulkadura Estate is the Kondagala Climb. Lulkadura is the first tea estate in Sri Lanka ... this is about the Kondagala climb ...

There are several routes here. You can reach Kandy - Galaha - Deltota via Gampola - Galaha via Hanguranketha.

Lulkadura Kondagala 

When Galaha Deltota is mentioned, everyone thinks that this is a place that belongs to the Kandy District. But this district separates from Lulkaduru.

Many people who come to Lulkadura not only come to see the Lulkadura Estate. Not too far, but a bit of a difficult road. This is a reserve and a mysterious environment with great biodiversity.

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Martin Wickramasinghe's house - Koggala

Martin Wickramasinghe's house - Koggala

The house of the Koggala sage is correct ..

Born in Koggala, Martin Wickramasinghe took the village to the world through his works.

The house where this writer was born in a coconut estate near Koggala Lagoon was later turned into a folk art museum.

By Martin Wickramasinghe Board of Trustees.

Martin Wickramasinghe, the author of Koggala, mentions his life in his autobiography 'From Birth' in a wonderful way ...

Today, in addition to Madolduwa, we can visit Koggala Beach and the Martin Wickramasinghe Folk Art Museum.

The Folk Art Museum is located within walking distance of Galle-Matara Road.

The Koggala Folk Museum has five exhibition halls that have been formally designed to bring together the knowledge associated with traditional village technology and introduce it to future generations.

It also displays a number of rare artefacts related to agriculture and fisheries, the main occupations of the rural people dating back to ancient times.

You can visit this museum and fill your mind with the knowledge of life that the people of the past had ...

Visitors can then proceed along the narrow paths that lie beneath the coconut groves, then view old vehicles and boats.

The traditional house where Martin Wickramasinghe was born with two fruit Sinhala tiles reminds us of the house of a rural aristocrat who lived about two hundred years ago ...

Equipment used by Martin Wickramasinghe

Books are stored here as they were then ...

This house, which reflects the ancient architectural features, was taken over by the government during the Second World War (1940s).

It's for a warplane. Later, the houses and land in the forest were returned to the great writer.

At the time of Martin Wickramasinghe's death, the house where he was born and two acres of land was occupied today.

At the end of the garden is an ancient Bo tree. Nearby is the Martin Wickramasinghe Samadhi.

A great place to visit with your kids ...

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Diyawadana Nilame of the Temple of the Tooth

 Diyawadana Nilame

In every Esala Perahera we see the Diyawadana Nilame dressed in traditional Kandyan attire and marching in the glory of the Dalada Perahera. Also, the Diyawadana Nilame is with state leaders and foreign diplomats when they come to pay homage to the Tooth Relic. Most people do not know what the Diyawadana Nilame is really doing. This month we are trying to find out that fact.

Lay Trustee of the Temple of the Tooth

The key to the first of the seven coffins in which the Tooth Relic resides is in the custody of the Diyawadana Nilame. That is because he is the lay guardian of the Tooth Relic. He is responsible for the daily rituals of the Temple of the Tooth as well as the annual ceremonies. It is the duty of the Diyawadana Nilame to look after the responsibilities of the palace property as well as the duties performed properly. There is no mention of a post called Diyawadana Nilame in historical books. It is first found in the book of poetry called Dunuwila Hatana written during the Kandyan period.

Nilame's dress

Diyawadana Nilame's official dress is considered to be the original Kandyan dress. This original dress is made of forty-three yards of fabric, each taking twelve yards for the thuppottiya, the tattoo, the somana and the kavaniya. The traditional original dress consists of fourteen parts. He is dressed in white as he walks in the procession. Randoli procession is decorated in gold or a suitable color. The original dress was woven of gold thread.

                             Dressed in Kandyan original attire and marching in procession

Nilame who gave water to the king

During the Kandyan Kingdom there were three Diyawadana Nilames called Maha Diyawadana Nilame, Pallewahala Diyawadana Nilame and Diyawadana Nilame of the Temple of the Tooth. The duty of the Maha Diyawadana Nilame was to supply water to the king for all needs. Maha Diyawadana Nilame was the officer in charge of Ulpange of King Rajasala. The Maha Diyawadana Nilame was also in charge of raising the water from the golden mound when the king ate.

He may also have served on the pavilion. After bathing the king, he assisted in undressing, shaving the king's head, and anointing him. A man loyal to the king has been appointed for this purpose. Since that post was created for the Tooth Relic, a post of Diyawadana Nilame has been created in the Temple of the Tooth. Probably because the Tooth Relic was also considered a king. This post is also known as Diya Nilame. Pallewahala Diyawadana Nilame performed the duties of queens and princes.

History stories

Sources for the official name of Diyawadana Nilame date back to the Kandyan period. The Datavamsa mentions a position called "Dhaturakkakadhikari" regarding the Tooth Relic. Legend has it that it was the Diyawadana Nilame of Hiripitya who hid the Tooth Relic and fled when it was threatened by the Portuguese during the Kotte period. Dambadeniya Asne is mentioned as Diyawadannoya, Salu Wadannoya etc.

According to Prof. Anuradha Seneviratne, the Diyawadana Nilame himself had been entrusted with the task of dipping water into the King 's hands before performing the rituals of the Tooth Relic, as well as pouring water and Nanu for the Tooth Relic. Dr. Charles Godakumbure speculates that there was a Minister in charge of water before the Kandyan period. The people believed that the Tooth Relic had the power to provide rain from time to time and to bring prosperity and prosperity to the country. The Tooth Relic is also considered a symbol of monarchy. He further points out that based on this belief, the kings paid special attention to water development and created a special position for it. Dr. Godakumbure speculates that this post of Minister of Water Development may have become the Diyawadana Nilame by the Kandy era.

Former Diyawadana Nilames

Adikaram of Kapuwatta - 1814-1824

Dehigama Loku Bandara - 1825-1827

Little Molligoda - 1827-1828

Kuda Dehigama - 1828-1835

Mullegama Adikaram - 1835-1842

Dullewa Adikaram - 1842-1848

Loku Bandara Dehigama - 1848-1862

Kuda Banda Dunuwila - 1862-1882

Kuda Mudiyanse Giragama - 1882-1897

Seneviratne Ratwatte - 1897-1901

Kuda Bandara Nugawela - 1901-1916

Punchi Banda Nugawela - 1916-1937

Tikiri Banda Ratwatte - 1937-1947

Kuda Banda Nugawela - 1947-1961

Harris Lewke Ratwatte - 1961-1964

Heenbanda Udurawana - 1964-1974

Dr. Nissanka Parakrama Wijeyeratne - 1975-1985

Neranjan Priyadarshana Dullewa - 1985-2005

Pradeep Nilanga Dela - From 2005 to date

How to appoint Diyawadana Nilame?

During the reign of the king, the king has chosen an Adikaram as the Diyawadana Nilame of the Temple of the Tooth. Adikaram of Kapuwatta held the post of Diyawadana Nilame until 1815 when the Kandyan Kandyan rule was taken over by the English. He was appointed to that post in 1814. Adikaram of Kapuwatta held that position until 1824. It was during his time that the Kandyan Uprising of 1818 took place. The Tooth Relic which was kept in the Temple of the Tooth at that time was hidden by the Wariyapala Thero and fled. The English later arrested him and found the Tooth Relic. In 1876, the British rulers introduced a voting system for the appointment of the Diyawadana Nilame of the Temple of the Tooth through a legal process. The gentlemen of the country also got the right to vote under this system which was implemented in the districts of the Central Province.

The Chief Incumbents of Malwatta and Asgiriya, the Trustees of Buddhist temples around Kandy with an annual income of over Rs. These officers must be Buddhists. The term of office of the Diyawadana Nilame is 10 years.

Since Adikaram in Kapuwatta, 19 Diyawadana Nilames have held this post. The 19th Diyawadana Nilame is Pradeep Nilanga Dela Diyawadana Nilame who was appointed in 2005. Pradeep Nilanga Diyawadana Nilame was appointed to the post for the second time in 2015.

According to the Temples and Shrines Ordinance No. 19 of 1931, the English have taken steps to make the election of the Diyawadana Nilame more formal. The constituency was expanded to cover the former Kandyan Kingdom area. Their Divisional Secretaries, Rajamaha Viharaya Trustees and Basnayake Nilames were given the right to vote. Until then the term of office of the Diyawadana Nilame was limited to 10 years. If he can compete again, there is a possibility of re-appointment and it is mandatory for the applicant to be below 70 years of age.

The role of Diyawadana Nilame today

During the Kandyan Kingdom, the Tooth Relic was in the custody of the King. English Cr. 1853 The lay custody of the Tooth Relic was transferred to the Diyawadana Nilame. Many of the roles of the Diyawadana Nilame were then transformed into what they are today. He is also considered as the lay guardian of the Temple of the Tooth. The Diyawadana Nilame works with the chief incumbents of the Malwathu and Asgiriya Maha Viharayas to provide security for the Sacred Tooth Relic, hold the Golden Key of the Sacred Tooth Relic and hold exhibitions of the Sacred Tooth Relic. He should also provide the necessary facilities to the Thevakaraka Bhikkus to continue the traditional rituals performed for the Tooth Relic. Appointing and directing the officers of the Temple of the Tooth, conducting ceremonies including the four annual weddings, securing and controlling the movable and immovable property of the Temple of the Tooth, renovating the Temple of the Tooth, appointing staff to the Temple of the Tooth, taking proper control and disciplinary action etc. Belong to the duties of. Diyawadana Nilame will present the memorandum to the President at the President's House in Kandy after the conclusion of the Perahera.

Sources:

sridaladamaligawa.com

History and Culture of the Sacred Tooth Relic - Prof. Kumburugamuwe Vajira Thero

W.G.Kasu Kumara Jayathissa

Department of Library Studies, 

University of Kelaniya.

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පහන්තුඩා දිය ඇල්ල පිහිටා ඇත්තේ රත්නපුර දිස්ත්‍රික්කයේ බෙලිහුල්ඔය සිට කි.මී 1.5 ක්. එහි උස මීටර් 5 (අඩි 16.4)කි. එහි නම ලැබී ඇත්තේ එහි පහළ තටාකය “පහන” හැඩයෙන්, බෞද්ධ පන්සල් වල භාවිතා කරන මැටි පහනක් මෙන් පැවතීමත්, පහනට පොල්තෙල් වක්කරනවා මෙන් ජලය එම තටාකයට වැටෙන ලීලාව නිසාවෙනි. මේ දියඇල්ල දිගුවිහිදුම් දියඇලි වර්ගයට අයත්ය. දියඇල්ල පිහිටි කදු පන්තිය ෆලඩ් මවුන්ටන් ලෙස හඳුන්වනු ලබයි.

පහන්තුඩා දිය ඇල්ල බෙලිහුල් ඔය ජලාශය පෝෂනය කරන අතු ගංගාවකි. එහි අද්භූත සුන්දරත්වය සහ සන්සුන් ස්වාභාවික පරිසරය නිසා එය සංචාරකයින් අතර බෙහෙවින් ජනප්‍රියත්වයට පත්ව ඇත. පහන්තුඩා දිය ඇල්ල වෙත නැඟීම වනාන්තරයක් හරහා ගමන් කිරීමට සිදුවන අතර එය දැඩි කඳු නැගීමට කැමති අයගේ සිත් ඇදගන්නා සුළු ‍රාසජනක අත්දැකීමක් බවට පත් කරයි. මෙම දිය ඇල්ල අවට ප්‍රදේශවාසීන් සඳහා ජල විදුලිය සපයන කුඩා ජල විදුලි බලාගාරයකට දැවැන්ත ශක්තියක් මෙම ජල පහරින් ලබාදෙයි.

මෙම දිය ඇල්ලේ තවත් වැදගත් ලක්‍ෂණයක් නම් ජෛව විවිධත්වයෙන් පොහොසත් සුන්දර පරිසර පද්ධතියක පිහිටා තිබීමයි. වටිනා ශාක හා සත්ත්ව විශේෂ මෙම පරිසර පද්ධතිය තුළ දක්නට ඇත. මෙම දිය ඇල්ල හා සම්බන්ධ විවිධ විවිධ ජනප්‍රවාද ද අසන්නට ලැබේ. පිරිමියකු විසින් ඇති කර ගන්නා ලද පවුල් ආරවුලක් නිසාවෙන්, මෙම ස්ථානයට පැමිණ, මෙම ස්ථානයේ ගල් පතුරු දෙකක් ඔහුගේ ඉනේ බැඳගෙන මෙම තටාකයට පැන සියදිවි නසාගත් බව ජනප්‍රවාද වල දැක්වෙන අතර එම නිසා මෙම ජල තටාකය මිනිසුන් බිලිගන්නා ජල රකුසෙකු ලෙස හඳුන්වනු ලබයි.එම නිසා මෙම ස්ථානයේ ස්නානය කිරීම තරමක් අනතුරුදායක ය. මෙහි ගැමියන් පවසන්නේ ඉහළ ජල පෝෂක ප්‍රදේශවලට අධික වර්ෂාව ලැබුණු පසු විනාඩි 5- 10 වැනි කෙටි කාලයක් තුළ මෙම ප්‍රදේශ සම්පුර්ණයෙන්ම ජලයෙන් යට වී යන බවයි. එම නිසා මෙම ස්ථානයේ දිය නෑම ඉතා අනතුරුදායක බව ප්‍රදේශවාසීන් ප්‍රකාශ කරයි.

සොබාදහමේ සුන්දර නිර්මානයක් ලෙස හඳුනාගත හැකි පහන්තුඩාව දිය ඇල්ල සංරක්ෂණය කිරීම සියලු දෙස් විදෙස් සංචාරකයින්ගේ වගකීමකි. මෙම ස්ථානය අසල සමනල වැව සංචාරක කලාපයේ සිසිල්බව, පහසුව මෙන්ම ආවේණික ශාක හා සත්‍ව විශේෂයන් ද ඇත. එම මිල කළ නොහැකි සුන්දර දසුන් දැක ගැනීමට මෙම ස්ථානයට පැමිණිය හැකිය.

මෙම සුන්දර පාරාදීසය සබරගමුව පළාතේ රත්නපුර දිස්ත්‍රික්කයේ සමනලවැව සංචාරක කලාපයේ බෙලිහුල්ඔය ප්‍රදේශයේ පිහිටා ඇති අතර එය ජනප්‍රිය සංචාරක ගමනාන්තයකි. මෙහි ඇති ස්වාභාවික සෞන්දර්යාත්මක වටිනාකම හේතුවෙන් මෙම ස්ථානය දෙස් විදෙස් සංචාරකයින්ගේ ආකර්ෂණයට ලක් වේ. ඉතාමත් සුන්දර ස්ථානයක් ලෙස මෙම පහන්තුඩාව දිය ඇල්ල විස්තර කළ හැකිය.

ප්‍රසිද්ධ බෙලිහුල්ඔය තානායම අසල ( කොළඹ බදුල්ල මාර්ගයේ ) 155 වන කි.මී. කණුව අසලින් මෙම ස්ථානයට ගමන් ගන්නා මාර්ගය වැටී ඇත. එතැනින් ලන්දුයාය පාරේ වමට හැරී කි.මී 2 ක් පමණ ගිය විට ඔබට මුහුදු බලය නමින් පෞද්ගලික බලාගාරයක් දැක ගත හැකිය. එතැනින් පහළට යන විට පහන්තුඩාවෙන් ගලා බසින දිය දහරක් ඔබට දැක ගත හැකිය. ඔබට දිය ඇල්ල දැක ගැනීමට අවශ්‍ය නම් එම දිය පාර දිගේ තවත් මීටර් 200 ක් යා යුතුය. එහිදී ඔබට ජල විදුලි බලාගාරය සඳහා ජලය රැගෙන යාමට සකස් කරන ලද කුඩා වෙලා දක්නට ලැබෙන අතර එම වේල පසුකර තවත් ඉහළට යත්ම මෙම දියඇල්ල සහිත මනරම් ජල තටාකය හමු වනු ලැබේ.

මෙම පරිසරය තුළ ඇති ගුප්ත ස්වභාවය, මනස්කාන්ත වූ සුන්දරත්වය නිසාවෙන් සංචාරක ආකර්ෂණය දිනාගත් ස්ථානයක් වුවද මෙම ස්ථානය මානුෂීය ක්‍රියාකාරකම් නිසාවෙන් කැලිකසල වලින් බහුල ප්‍රදේශයක් වීමට අනාගතයේදී ඉඩ ඇත.එම නිසා ඔබ සංචාරය කරන්නෙකු නම් මෙහි සුන්දරත්වය විනාශ නොකර තවකෙකු හට එම සුන්දරත්වය විඳීමට එම පරිසරය ආරක්ෂා කර ගැනීමට හැකි උපරිම සහයෝගය ලබාදෙන මෙන් පරිසරවේදියකු,සංචාරකයෙකු ලෙස අපගේ දේශීය සංචාරකයන් ගෙන් ඉල්ලා සිටිමි.

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