{"id":71547,"date":"2017-11-12T14:31:57","date_gmt":"2017-11-12T21:31:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/?p=71547"},"modified":"2017-11-12T14:31:57","modified_gmt":"2017-11-12T21:31:57","slug":"sri-lankas-debt-to-king-anawrahta-of-burma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/2017\/11\/12\/sri-lankas-debt-to-king-anawrahta-of-burma\/","title":{"rendered":"Sri Lanka’s Debt to King Anawrahta of Burma"},"content":{"rendered":"

In 1069, King Vijayabahu I of Ceylon (then called Sinhale) asked King Anawrahta of Burma for aid against the Chola invaders from Tamil country. Anawrahta sent ships of supplies in aid of Buddhist Ceylon.<\/p>\n

In 1071, King Vijayabahu who had defeated the Cholas asked King 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. King Anawrahta sent the monks and scriptures, and a white elephant as present for King Vijayabahu. The Burmese monks ordained or re-ordained the entire clergy of the island. In return, the Sinhalese King gave a replica of the Buddha Tooth of which Sri Lanka (then called Sinhale) was the proud possessor. The replica was then enshrined in the Lawkananda Pagoda in Pagan.<\/p>\n

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See<\/p>\n

Htin Aung, Maung (1967). A History of Burma. New York and London: Cambridge University Press, Page 35<\/p>\n

Kyaw Thet (1962). History of Burma (in Burmese). Yangon: Yangon University Press, pages 46\u201347<\/p>\n

Harvey, G. E. (1925). History of Burma: From the Earliest Times to 10 March 1824. London: Frank Cass & Co. Ltd, page 32<\/p>\n

Source<\/p>\n

Anawrahta
\nFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia<\/p>\n

https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anawrahta<\/a><\/p>\n

Statue of Anawrahta<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
King of Burma<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Reign<\/strong><\/td>\n11 August 1044 \u2013 11 April 1077<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Coronation<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n16 December 1044<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Born<\/strong><\/td>\n11 May 1014
\nTuesday, 11th waxing of\u00a0Nayon<\/a>376\u00a0ME<\/a>
\nPagan<\/a>\u00a0(Bagan)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Died<\/strong><\/td>\n11 April 1077\u00a0(aged\u00a062)
\nTuesday, 3rd waning of\u00a0Kason<\/a>439 ME
\nPagan<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Consort<\/strong><\/td>\nAgga Mahethi<\/a>[1]<\/a><\/sup>
\nPyinsa Kalayani<\/a>
\nSaw Mon Hla<\/a>
\nManisanda<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Issue<\/strong><\/td>\nSaw Lu<\/a>
\nKyansittha<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Full name<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Min<\/a>\u00a0Saw
\nMaha Yaza Thiri Aniruddha Dewa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
House<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nPagan<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Father<\/strong><\/td>\nKunhsaw Kyaunghpyu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mother<\/strong><\/td>\nMyauk Pyinthe<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Religion<\/strong><\/td>\nTheravada Buddhism<\/a>\u00a0converted from\u00a0Ari Buddhism<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n

Statue of Anawrahta in front of the\u00a0<\/strong>D<\/a>efense Service Academy of Myanmar<\/strong><\/p>\n

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