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Enter your phone number No Yes I want to unsubscribe. The main thrust of the plot is the threat of the outsider, the non-Buddhist, to this Dhammadvipa. In the recent past we have seen the grand dramatization of several episodes in the vamsic account of Sri Lankan history.

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Mahindagamanaya

You can now login with your mobile number too. This is encapsulated in the idea of that the ruler of the island must also become the custodian of the Tooth-Relic, which mqhindagamanaya kingship open only to a Buddhist.

The film ends on a note of the preservation and revitalisation of the utopian Dhammadvipawith the construction of temples, monasteries, the spreading of learning and the expansion of agriculture. A verification link has been sent on your Email ID.

Finally another disturbing aspect of the film is the legitimization of militarized Buddhism. As modern Sri Lanka emerges from a war, and is fraught with instability, one wonders if a revival narrative that valorises a Dhammadvipais an idea that should inform the collective imagination. This is a simple, but prosperous society, with the pansala at its heart imparting spiritual guidance, learning and local political leadership.

The concept of the Dhammadvipa is fraught with golden age thinking.

Are you sure want to delete the Playlist Delete Cancel. Even nefarious force is implicitly accepted, if used to preserve Buddhist rule.

Therefore, though it may claim historical authority, Siri Parakum is in fact a eulogy to the passing of an imagined world. The ascendance of the vamsic narrative as the authoritative account of the past in the popular imagination is key to this process. The threat is defeated, the Sinhala-Buddhist King is restored, and the edification of Buddhism and prosperity follow. Do you want to save changes? It asserts that individuals and incidents that constitute the mahindagwmanaya are historical facts and hence creates a narrative of events.

The depiction of the Dhammadvipa has two slng aspects: It is in the depiction of the mechanisms of society and government that Sri Parakum asserts the more powerful themes and presuppositions of Sinhala-Buddhist Nationalism. Following the death of King Vijayabahu III, though Prince Vattimi may hold political power, he cannot receive the rajaabishekato become the king, as he is not a Buddhist.

All of the few non-Buddhist elements in this film are depicted as the corruptive outsider. Enter New Email ID. Standing on the existing hyper-veneration of the vamsic narrative, Siri Parakum provides a vivid portrait of the utopian Dhammadipawhile emphasising several facets of this ideal, which will require closer analyses.

A non-Buddhist outsider threatens the peace and stability of the Dhammadipa. As we shall see the structure of this Dhammadvipa is not one that should in any way be valorised. For example, the film declares that King Parakramabahu II was a prodigy in literature, who having grown up in a village, upon ascending to the throne revitalized Sinhala-Buddhist culture.

Though some may claim that it is only a film, we must remember that films are the new mode of story telling, and stories are the building blocks of the communal conscience.

It is this claim to historical authority, and the ideas that it thus asserts, which I wish to analyse. Enter the verification code Together, these present, with renewed vigour, a captivating portrait of the utopian Dhammadvipa.

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