[INDOLOGY] Buddha's visit to Lanka

[alakendu das]

Thanks everybody for enlightening me on the topic.. However,it would be interesting to find out the point raised by Prof.Jonathan Silk.
Alakendu Das.


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From: Jonathan Silk <kauzeya at gmail.com>
Sent: Sun, 12 Jul 2020 22:34:40 GMT+0530
To: Matthew Kapstein <mkapstei at uchicago.edu>
Subject: Re: [INDOLOGY] Buddha's visit to Lanka

Perhaps equally relevant is the foundational idea that Buddhism was transmitted to the island by Mahinda, son of the emperor Asoka. Much has been written about this, some of it useful.
J Silk

On Sun, Jul 12, 2020 at 3:27 PM Matthew Kapstein via INDOLOGY <indology at list.indology.info> wrote:







Dear Alakendu Das,





There is no "proof" of this, but it is certainly a very old and widespread tradition.

The important Mahāyāna scripture, the Laṅkāvatārasūtra, which dates in its present form to about the early fifth century C.E.,

is in part based on this tradition, for example, and therefore shows that it must have been current before this time.








Perhaps the rapid and successful implantation of Buddhism in Sri Lanka encouraged the development and acceptance of the legend.










Matthew Kapstein

Directeur
 d'études, émérite

Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, Paris



Numata Visiting Professor of Buddhist Studies,

The University of Chicago







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Subject: [INDOLOGY] Buddha's visit to Lanka
 

Respected Scholars,
I had posted this query in the past
.May I be excused to raise it once again , as I haven't got any answer to it.
I quote from "Dipavamsa" the oldest Pali Chronicle , from Sri Lanka,which goes as follows-



"DipAgamanam Buddhassa Dhatu ca Bodhiyagamam"
I would like to stress on the word"DipAgamanam Buddhassa"



My question is whether any evidence exists which goes on to prove that Siddharth Gautam Buddha  visited Sri Lanka?



Alakendu Das.







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