Amavatura and Butsarana: As a Peaceful Struggle against Hindu Culture

Abstract

Hinduism was propagated rapidly in Pollonaruva era. People who followed Buddhism were attracted by decorated and esoteric Hindu customs, faiths and beliefs. Buddhists gradually the Buddhism and became close to Hinduism to follow the esoteric rituals. Having observed this situation Gurulugomi and Vidyachakravarthi, two literary authors who lived in the contemporary society wrote two books called the Amavatura and the Butsarana with the purpose of protection of Buddhism. So that Buddhist community can understand what Buddhism and Hinduism are. This research paper will focus on how this could be a peaceful struggle and how it influenced to the people. This research paper is based on the Amavatura and the Buthsarana and many secondary sources written on the relevant subject are to be used for the success of the research. Intellectual community is highly responsible for the development of a country and it is necessary to general community too taka huge responsibility. Thus, Gurulugomi and Vidyachakravarti wrote two books subscribing these two communities. Objective of the Amavatura is paying attention on intellectual community while Buthsarana aims at the general community. Having showed the reality of both religions, authors emphasized advantages of Buddhism such as: The Buddha is the almighty god and all other gods are under his power, The Buddha is the only suited person for gaining, the merits that can accrue holding offerings to Buddha cannot accrue by holding offering any gods, the advantage of having worship to Triple Gem. Two authors motivated the people and pave the way to Buddhism using the literary movement. So completely it was a peaceful struggle that made by Gurulugomi and Vidyachakravarthi to protect the Buddhism.