Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Dasis Ravana - Maha Ravana

It is said there were 11 Ravans found in Sinhalese history such as Nala Ravana, Manu ravana, Punu ravana and Dasis Ravana. The most famous Ravana is the king who fought with Indian hindu Rama.He is called Dasis Ravana which means the king with 10 great talents.The Dasis Ravana lived lived nearly 5000 years ago in Sri Lanka. He was a descendant of Surya Wansha and Hela Raskshasa tribe.(Ancient Sinhalese tribe)

He was one of the best fighters in Angampora, the traditional martial arts of ancient Sinhale. King Dasis Ravana was a great Scholar in Ayurvedic medicine. He was the person who invented Arka Shastra. The book Arka Prakshaya reveals this truth to the present world. As his willing to research in Ayurvedic medicine he wrote several books revealing the cures for many diseases.

In one book he wrote "Eating beef cause to infect ninety eight new diseases to human beings".The book "Kumara Tantraya" which reveals the treatments for infant diseases was written by him accepting the request of his pregnant queen Mandodari.
He has children and the eldest one was Indrajith also known as Meghanada who followed his father's steps.There are some hints in Sri Lankan rock inscriptions about the daughter of king Dasis Ravana.

King Ravana's kingdom was Lankapura. The kingdom is almost disappeared today. But If you keen on Sri Lankan folklore and ola manuscripts there you can find some remaining sites of Lankapura today known as Sigiriya and Trincomalee.

He was the first king flew over the world with his aero plane, known Dandumonaraya or Vimanaya, Kashtawahana.Some evidence of Dandumonaraya the aeroplane is found in Rock inscriptions, Jataka Stories and Ola manuscripts. The Sinhalese folk stories are enriched with Ravana Stories.

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