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.On th �th r h nd thritish h d �b i� sly c�nsid r d th t its �missi�nw� ld bring dis str� s r s lts.H�w r th ritish ttit d t�w rds ddhisms��n c s d diss tisf cti�n m�ng th Sinh l s84chi fs.Th chi fs nd th ddhist m�nks r lis dth t th ritish h d n� d sir t� r s ct th cl s �fth tr ty r l ting t� ddhism nd th t th y w rk n t� c�n rt th � l t� th ir �wn f ith.ring th rly y rs ft r th signing �f thtr ty th ritish g� rn�r t��k rt in th nn lc r m�ni s c�nn ct d with th S cr d T��th R licnd �int d th chi f th r s s h d b n d�nby th Sinh l s kings in f�rm r tim s.This cr t dr s ntm nt �n th rt �f th hristi n missi�n ri sin Sri L nk nd th hristi n th�riti s in �ngl ndnd s��n b�th r ctic s w r dr� d s ringwh t r c�nn cti�n th y h d with ddhism.Fr�m1847 th bhikkh s w r r q ir d t� l ct nd �intth ir �wn chi fs nd in 1853 th ritish g� rnm nth nd d � r th T��th R lic fr�m th ir c st�dy t� thiy w d n il m nd th chi f m�nks �f th M lw tt nd th �sgiriy m�n st ri s.Whil th s i�l ting th tr ty �f 1815 th ritishr l rs n r�hibit d th ddhists fr�m nj�yings�m �f th ri il g s th t w r gr nt d t� th f�ll�wrs �f th hristi n f ith.Th s f�r inst nc n sl t s 1805 n� child c� ld b l g lly r gist r d with� t r i� s b tism by hristi n minist r ndth cl rgy did n�t s�l mniz th m rri g �f nb tiz d indi id ls.F rth r �nly th�s wh� d� t dth hristi n f ith w r f � r d with g� rnm nt85 m l�ym nt.This ttit d �f th ritish m d stn mb rs �f ddhists d� t th n w f ith with� tny nd rst nding �f its t chings.Th s � ls w in hristi nity n�t �nly h in ss in th w�rldwhich is t� c�m b t wh t w s m�r im �rt nt t�th m th r�mis �f this lif s w ll!S�m �f th ritish g� rn�rs in th ir tt m t t�disr t th ddhist �rg niz ti�n n tri d t� bringb� t dis nity b tw n th m�nks nd th l ity ndls� t� win � r s�m �f th l ding ddhist m�nkst� th ir sid.F�r th y r liz d th t th m�nks w rth m in �bst cl t� th ir c�n rsi�ns nd th t sl�ng s th m�nks nd th l ity r m in d nit d th irtt m ts w� ld n�t m t with gr t s cc ss.L stly th ritish r l rs g ll �ssibl s �rtt� th hristi n missi�n ri s t� c rry � t th ir d c ti�n l nd missi�n ry cti iti s.H�w th s missi�nry b�di s tt m t d th hristi niz ti�n �f L nkwill b disc ss d in th n xt ch t r.42 The Christian Missionary ActivitiesFr�m th b ginning �f th ri�d �f ritish r l s r l hristi n missi�n ry b�di s ng g d th ms l scti ly in missi�n ry cti iti s in Sri L nk.Th tists h d lr dy st rt d th ir cti iti s in 1792.Th yw r f�ll�w d by th W sl y n M th�dists in 181486th �m ric ns in 1816 nd th h rch �f �ngl nd in1818.Th s missi�n ry b�di s r c i d ry nc� rg m nt nd ssist nc fr�m th g� rnm nt.Th st blishm nt �f missi�n ry sch��ls in ri� s rts �f th isl nd w s �n �f th rinci l nd rt kings �f th s missi�n ry b�di s.Th s sch��lsw r m nn d nd m n g d by th missi�n ry s�ci ti s with th ssist nc �f th ritish g� rnm nt ndw r rtly fin nc d by blic f nds.Th sch��lsttr ct d l rg n mb rs �f ddhist childr n b c sth y w r th c nt rs wh r y� ng m n w r tr in df�r high g� rnm nt �ffic s.Hith rt� th t m lh d b n th ill g sch��l nd th m�nks w r thinstr ct�rs �f th ill g childr n in s c l r l rnings w ll s in s irit l wisd�m.t nd r th ritishg� rnm nt t m l d c ti�n c� ld n�t r� id thl rning n c ss ry f�r g� rnm nt m l�ym nt.Th sth ddhist r nts wh� wish d t� s th ir childr nin high g� rnm nt �ffic s willingly s nt th m t� thn w missi�n ry sch��ls.�n th s sch��ls th childr n w r m� ld dcc�rding t� th r q ir m nts �f th missi�n ry b�di s.Th th�riti s did n�t insist th t �n sh� ldb c�m hristi n b f�r dmissi�n b t ch st d nt w s r q ir d t� l rn th hristi n r ligi�n ndt� rtici t in th m�rning nd ning r ligi� ss r ic s in th sch��l.Th y h d n� � �rt nity �f87 rtici ting in th ir �wn r ligi� s �bs r nc s.�lm�st ry sch��l h d its �wn ch rch.Th l ss�nsim rt d t� th s childr n w r rr ng d with i wt� nd rmining th ir ddhist r ligi�n.Th t ching �f th ddh w s criticiz d nd c�nd mn d ndth ddhist r ctic s w r ridic l d.ddhism w sh ld s r ligi�n �f th lg r m ss s s � �s dt� th hristi nity �f ci iliz d � l.This dis r g m nt in c� rs �f tim n t r lly h dits x ct d r s lt.P � l gr d lly b g n t� gith ir n ti�n l f ith f�r th n w f ith which th y w rtr in d t� think �f s m�r r fin d nd c lt r d.�tn�w b c m th f shi�n t� d� t th hristi n f ithnd hristi n n m s nd c st�ms.� n th�s wh�did n�t mbr c hristi nity b c m indiff r nt t�th ir �wn r ligi�n.Wh n th y gr w th y did n�tn mind th ir c�n rsi�n t� ny r ligi�n.Th missi�n ri s ls� did n�t n gl ct th d c ti�n �f th girls.�n nts w r � n d withb� rding f ciliti s nd in th m th girls w r br� ghtnd d c t d with th tm�st c r ntil th y w rm rri d in d tim with th s ncti�n �f th hristi n g rdi ns.Th f�ll�wing t bl n m r ting th ssist dsch��ls in Sri L nk in 1886 b l�nging t� th diff r ntd n�min ti�ns sh�ws th xt nt �f missi�n ry cti iti s in L nk in th s h r �f d c ti�n:88NUMBER OF ASSISTED SCHOOLS IN 1886English Bi-lingual Vernacular TotalWesley Miss.18 18 170 206Rom.Cath.25 5 175 205C.M.S.28 18 178 224Amer.Miss 8 9 116 133Baptist 1 5 32 38Private 7 5 13 25Hindu 0 0 5 5Buddhist 0 1 11 12� rt fr�m th hristi niz ti�n c rri d � t thr� ghsch��ls th s missi�n ry b�di s s� ght c�n rsi�nby distrib ting b��ks nd m hl ts which criticiz dnd ridic l d th ddhist r ligi�n nd s ng thr is s �f hristi nity.F�r this r �s th missi�nri s th ms l s st di d th d�ctrin s �f ddhismnd th ddhist lit r t r nd ls� th Sinh l s l ng g th s n bling th m t� writ tr cts in Sinh l stt cking th ddhist r ligi�n nd xt�lling th irt s �f hristi nity [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]