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An Investigation into the Meaning of Vijñapti Mātratā of Yogācāra Buddhism
(International Conference on Sanskrit and Eastern Studies, 2018 Department of Sanskrit and Eastern Studies, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018) Wijayawimala, S.
It is prime import fact to emphasize at the very beginning that the Yogācāra Buddhist School is predominant in the history of Buddhist thought inasmuch as it adopts a precise view of the world and being, who live therein, which widely concerned in early Buddhism. According to some Buddhist scholars, their teaching of Vijñapti Mātratā, it also identifies as Cittamātratā, contradicts with the early Buddhism as they accept that the world is ‘mind only’. On the other hand, Venerable Walpola Rahula insists that the English meaning which given to the concept cannot be accepted. According to him, some recent Buddhist scholars have misled in translating this term, Vijñapti Mātratā, into English and this concept can obviously be justified with the early Buddhism. Therefore, this paper is aimed to iron out and distinguish the exact meaning of the term as occurred in their literary works while paying attention at modern scholastic views on it. The result of the paper would be that the translation of ‘mind only’ contrasts to the meaning expected by the Yogācārins
What is the Practical Value of Pāli sandesa?
(University of Kelaniya, 2015) Wijayawimala, S.; Kumarasinghe, G.U.
Pāli Sandesas are very valuable in Pāli literature as historical records. They are popular in Sanskrit and Sinhala literature as poetic epistle. Although those Sandesas called as messengers’ poems they were not real messages in other languages. Pāli Sandesas are real massages which were used in political and religious backgrounds. As well as more beautiful terms and facts also included in Pāli Sandesas. Those are worth exploring. It is very advantage for apprentice who follows the Pāli language. The word “Sandesa” is used as a design of poetic epistle in oriental languages. Much of Sandesas in vivid languages, were formed by Sanskrit Sandesas influenced in Meghadūta written by kālidāsa. Sandesas are contraptions of poets that they write Sandesas to show their power of poetic expression. The Pāli Sandesas was born in Polonnaruwa period as the first Sandesa written in Ceylon. Although Pāli Sandesas were influenced by Sanskrit language, it conducts inheritable features and characteristics. Pāli Sandesas are different from other Sandesas in vivid language. There is a special quality that Pāli Sandesas have reached into receiver. No any information about received Sandesas in Sanskrit, Sinhalese or Tamil literatures. Mānāvulu Sandesa is the first received Sandesa as poetic epistle. As historical sources, Pāli Sandesas make evidences to reveal significant of history. The Pāli language has used as international language in a long history. Pāli Sandesas prove that vainglorious historical incidents. Pāli poets would have been afraid of writing sentimental poem according to vinaya rules and ecclesiastical codes (katikāvat). Pāli Sandesas made the opening for Pāli poets to do it without beyond ecclesiastical codes. There can be seen many appreciations of Beautiful feelings and rhythms in Pāli Sandesas which have not beyond ecclesiastical codes. Because, their objects and aims are depend on a holy purpose. That is why, Pāli Sandesas go on with own inheritable features. This purpose is not an evaluation of whole Pāli Sandesas. It is an endeavour to see about and practical values in them. Sometimes, feeble language abilities and poetic errors may be appeared in Pāli Sandesas. However, it is worthy full to evaluate and appreciate the Pāli Sandesas as great poetic epistles