දුටුගැමුණු මහරජතුමා මෙතේ බුදුරදුන්ගේ අගසව් වන්නේ කෙසේද?)? ( King Dutugamunu becomes one of the Agrashrawakas (chief disciples- Agrashrāwaka) of Maithriya Bosath(the next Buddha aspirant).How is it ?

The Mahavamsa says that the parents of next Buddha, Maithriya Buddha, are goinf to be King Kawanthissa and Queen Vihara Maha Devi (the parents of King Dutugamunu). Their second son, the brother of King Dutugamunu, will be one of the Agrasrawakas (The chief disciples of Buddha). Prince Saliya, the son of King Dutugamunu will be the son of Maithriya Buddha. The position given to the chief character in this royal family who is King Dutugamunu himself was given only the position of other Agrasrawaka. Then, who will be the next Buddha? We, the people in Heladiva, are still lucky. Why? The Indian writer of Mahavamsa had failed to destroy the relationship that the royal family had with Buddha as an announcement of this nature ( the declaration of the next Buddha and his close relations) can be done only by a Buddha himself. 

 

King Gamini Abaya (King Dutugamunu), Anuradapura, Sri Lanka

 

 මෙත් බෝසත් බවට ගෞතම බුදුරදුන්ගෙන් විවරණ ලැබූ දුටුගැමුණු මහා රජාණෝ  
(The great king Dutugamunu was announced as Maithriya Bosath (the next Buddha aspirant) by Gauthama Buddha) -  Part - 2