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ආචාර්ය සුජිත් නිශාන්ත ෙහේවෙග්
01 mrspzfPAoh ( 01 Chapter )
yeZoskajSu
( Introduction )
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Ndr;Sh oY!kb;sydih mqrd lsis|= wd.usl Ydia;Djrfhla ;uY@djlhkag m@odkh fkdl<rsos is;Sfuz
jsurAYkhlr ne,Sfuz yd m@Yakfldg ne,Sfuz ksoyila ;uY@djlhkag ,nd|=ka tlu Ydia;Djrhd
nq|=kajykafiah' ;uOu!h muKla fkdj ;ukajykafia ms<snZoj jqjo tlfia jsurAYkh fldgne,Sfuz
ksoyila yd whs;sh fuzhgf;a ;u Y@djlhkag ,ndoS we;'1
b;du wjHdc wdldrfhka iDcqf,i fumrsos lghq;`lsrSfuz yelshdjwe;af;a wjxlju i;HjQoyula
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,efnk iqjsfYaIS .`Khlanejz iuhdka;r oY!k ms<snZo jsurAYkhlr n,k mZvsjre mji;s'3
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idrOu!hkays moku jkqfha yqfolanqoaOsuh ixorANhla ;`< ksoyia pska;kh flaJ|@.;fldg tajd
f.dvkeZ.S ;snSuhs'4
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hkqfjka yZ|=kajkq ,nkafka mqoa.,hd;`< ;a iudch;`<;a m@dfhda.slnjg m;al,hq;`hehs nqoaO
foaYkdfjka fmkajd ;sfnk yrmoaO;shh's lsisu whqrlska lsisfjl`f.a n,mEug hg;afkdjS ;udf.a
wNHka;rfhka mekkZ.skakdjQ idrOrAuSh l@shdjka ksrAu,h'5
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.u. ks. uyd hul j.a.h jSuxil iq;a; nq c uq 744-750 msgq vFm^sek`n Bfk`KevZ Bfk`K<nA prs`s
evZetA`prfyAy^ ajAnn`etn nd`vFs< DmZemZs<.tTAgetA` smn`etsftbZebA`;ck`K<esA`t Bfk`KevZ tTAget`
DmZm smn`ensnA ehAtf.EvHJ`c pn tTAgetA` DmZmtAs<smn`tfxZeXA ehAtFtf.
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The Miracle of Intruction,W.P.Ananda Guruge,Colombo,1982,p.26. The Buddha belived strongly in
the power of the spoken woed to covince people to change their way to life,adopt new values and
seek new goals.At a time when rival religious teachears resorted to magical and miraculous deeds to
win disiples for themselves,the Buddha upheld only one type of miracle;The Miracle of Instruction.
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The Buddha and Christ as Religious Teacher,Lily De Silva,The Wheel Publications,No.380,B.P.S.,
Kandy,1992, p.29. Miracales from an integral part of the Gospel Tradition.It is said the they can no
more be elimenated from the records than a watermark can be removed from asheet of paper.they are
given pride of place in Chritianity and are called the mig
hty works.
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K.N.Jayatilleka,Ethics in Buddhist Perspective,Wheel No.175/176,p.8.
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w. ks. iv,ksnzfnzOsl iq;a;,nq c uq,208 msgqj ecZtnAh^ Bfk`KevZ kmZm^ vdAmf.ecZtyf#vA kmZm^ kerAtf
kAeyn vAcAy mnsA