Sri Lanka’s debt to Burma
Posted on May 16th, 2013

In 1069, Vijayabahu I of Ceylon asked Anawrahta for aid against the Chola invaders from Tamil country. Anawrahta sent ships of supplies in aid of Buddhist Ceylon.^[25][27] In 1071, Vijayabahu who had defeated the Cholas asked Anawrahta for scriptures and monks. The Chola invasions had left the original home of Theravada Buddhism with so few monks that it was hard to convene a chapter and make valid ordinations. Anawrahta sent the monks and scriptures, and a white elephant as present for Vijayabahu. The Burmese monks ordained or re-ordained the entire clergy of the island. In return, the Ceylonese king gave a replica of the Buddha Tooth of which Ceylon was the proud possessor. The replica was then enshrined in the Lawkananda Pagoda in Pagan.

Anawrahta

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anawrahta

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Statue of Anawrahta in front of the DSA
King of Burma
Reign	16 December 1044 ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢¢”š¬…” 23 March 1078

 

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