UNIVERSAL ENERGY CORP. It is believed that based on history, that was taught for a long time in schools in
It is also said that Vijaya enticed and won the heart and confidence of the Yakka clan princess named KUWENI-(meaning bad, long hair (=MAHAPALI), daughter of GIRIBA, the Commander ruling the region at the time, married her and became the ruler of country by a dirty and bloody coupe, that killed the Commander.
VIJAYA lived together with KUWENI who bore him two biological children (Jeewahaththa and Disala): a son and a daughter; and, later he chased away KUWENI and the two young children from his kingdom, in order to marry a royal princess that was emigrated from
Did the Sinhala nation descend from Vijaya, in reality? Who is Vijaya after all? Vijaya was the eldest son out of many children born by incestuous matrimony of SINHABAHU and SINHA SEEVALI, the only two biological children of SUPPA DEVI and a Lion. Suppa Devi was a royal princess of
When grown up Sinhabahu broke opened rock cave door and escaped from the father Lion's grip, with his mother and sister, went into civilization and his grandfather's palace. The grief-stricken Lion unable bear the loss of his beloved mate and off-springs started devastating the neighbourhood and killing people, at which event under the orders of the King to kill the lion, Sinhabahu undertook a mission and assassinated the father Lion. Son of Sinhabahu, Vijaya; carrying the same evil and homicidal genes of his father and grand-father, unleashed a wave of horror all over the kingdom by looting, harassing, terrorizing and killing people, which led to his capture together with his seven hundred-odd disciples, by king's forces finally, and had half of their scalps shaven from forehead to back; a punishment given to outcasts; and deported them all in a sea-going vessel. The ship after being drifting around for some days in the high-seas was washed back again to the deported shore. It was pushed back again into the sea, and was carried away by waves and wind, to Thambapanni, for good or bad, a North-Western coast of
This is the history according to what was taught to us at school, which also claimed that Parinirvana of Buddha (Passing-away) and landing of Vijaya in
There are other schools of thought about heritage of Sinhala nation, namely the one that believes that a National king PANDUKABHAYA, son of GAMINI/ UNMADA CHITHRA love story fame, was the founder of Sinhala nation.
Secondly, not much researched, but more acceptable and logical view that the four old national clans YAKKA (People who melted iron/ lived in hill country -were ASURAS meaning they were not created by a God), NAGA (Entrepreneurs, who lived close to the sea), RAKSHA (People who saved life (body): farmers) and DEWA (People that taught various disciplines of knowledge, but, each group excelled only in one), all of whom were different groups of HELA; when taken together became SIWHELA (SINHALA).
Agricultural Researcher and Environmentalist Thilak Kandegama, in his many TV documentaries, amply supports and illustrates the SIWHELA vision. According to him, it is very certain that YAKKAS of SIWHELA ruled the country and the supreme leader of YAKKAS, RAWUL RAWANA (RAWULA -being the last Rawana of a lineage of many RAVANAS), was the king of
Sun is the cardinal source of energy for everything that exists and happens in this Universe. Plant life forms capture Sun's energy (UV radiation) using their green cell pigment Chlorophyll, Carbon from atmospheric Carbon Dioxide and Water to produce Carbohydrates (sugars) by the anabolic process called 'Photosynthesis' known to anyone having the basic knowledge of science, and store them at various points: fruits, seeds, nuts, underground stems and elsewhere.
This is a universal truth accepted by everybody; scientists and non-scientists alike. People who had in-depth knowledge about the impact of environmental factors, like nature and fertility of soil, change of atmospheric temperature, wind and rain-fall, routines of plant eating beasts and birds, behaviour and life cycles of harmful and non-harmful insects, learned by study and experience, knew when to prepare land for agriculture, when to till, when to saw what seeds or plant propagules, their fruiting duration, how to prevent infestations and destruction by herbivores, when to harvest and how to preserve/ conserve harvested produce for future consumption were the Yakkas.
Yakkas who ruled this country some 5000 odd years ago had this knowledge and their king Rawul Rawana was an exponent in it. Yakkas and other three clans of Siwhela; NAGA, RAKSHA and DEVA were all belonging to one dynasty -- the Dynasty of the Sun, built a kingdom: the Empire of the Sun.
Thilak Kandegama in a very attractive and pleasing presentation illustrates that, the Japanese Empire of Hirohitho was Sun oriented and employed Sun in their National Flag -- indicating the Land of the
Is not it a coincidence and ironic that RAWUL RAWANA built his base of the Empire in the Lakegala area for a specific reason and thousands of years later at present day, NASA had investigated using Satellite Technology to find and declare
There is evidence found in Indian documentation (Ramayana) that RAWUL RAWANA actually flew to
All living languages are nourished by words and phrases from other languages during their development and evolution. Without exception Sinhala today has acquired many words from many other languages. Therefore, it is no astonishment that, many words and phrases of Yakka Language are embedded in it. In the Sinhala Vernacular -mostly in verbal, terms: Intheru (=essentially/ mandatory), Habas/Habak (=shorten), Kambas (=assassinate), Kanduranchi/Kandura (=waterfalls), Adhi Yakka (= Yaksha Chiefs, Adhyaksha= Directors),
YAKKA chiefs (Adhi Yakkas) were bound by ten non-committable felonies that were written to their law. They were all sexual offenses. Such an offense was call a Paddura, and each Paddura was punished by a corresponding Akadawari (=punishment). A phrase heard used in Sinhala verbal vernacular is 'Daha Paddurawe Yanawa' which means one going on committing most outrageous sexual felonies known. A language needs a Nation of people using it for communication. Existence of Yakka language itself is ample proof that Yakkas in reality lived in
Thilak Kandegama does not dismiss the view that RAWUL RAWANA lived in Sigiriya. It is yet to be established by evidence; folk-lore or otherwise. Talking about Sigiriya frescoes, he says that Yakka young women did not cover their bosom and their women were never exposed. The white or yellow painted women having long necks, long arms and long fingers who carry Blue Manel flowers were NAGA women. Blue Manel is the National flower of NAGAS. Similarly the dark or black painted women having rounded faces carrying Red Lotus flowers were RAKSHA women. Red Lotus was the National flower of
Are we going to further act like deaf and mute to the concealed truth about the Nation and its untold dignified History? Professor Raj Somadewa once commented at a Convention that Homo sapiens sapiens originating in the African Continent migrated Eastwards and then Southwards set foot on
(Thilak Kandegama TV programmes was the heavy source for most materials discussed in much of this Article unless otherwise referred to.)
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