Dharmapala or Dom João Dharmapala Peria Bandara (1541 - 27 May 1597) was last king of the Kingdom of Kotte, in present-day Sri Lanka, from 1551 until 27 May 1597. He is also known as Dom João Dharmapala, the first Christian king in Sri Lankan history.
Christian claims are not supported by verifiable evidence in both Sri Lanka and India. It was the Portuguese that first introduced Christianity to Ceylon in 1505 in the form of an Inquisition following the success of the Goa Inquisition in India. It was a Reign of Terror.
@@brawlerb2299 Don Juan Dharmapala converted to Christianity and allowed the Portuguese to destroy Buddhist Temples and build Christian churches on top of destroyed Buddhist Temples. The most despised King in the History of Sri Lanka as he was a traitor to his country, race and religion.
@@senakaweeraratna741 You are right. Don Juan Dharmapala was a traitor. But, Christians in India fought against Portuguese because Portuguese wanted to Westernise Christianity.
@@brawlerb2299 Christianity is for ostensible purposes a Western religion. King Constantine who made Christianity the State Religion of the Roman Empire long before the Portuguese Inquisition in Goa and Ceylon was from the West. It was Father Xavier who introduced the Inquisition to Goa.
Dharmapala or Dom João Dharmapala Peria Bandara (1541 - 27 May 1597) was last king of the Kingdom of Kotte, in present-day Sri Lanka, from 1551 until 27 May 1597. He is also known as Dom João Dharmapala, the first Christian king in Sri Lankan history.
Christian claims are not supported by verifiable evidence in both Sri Lanka and India. It was the Portuguese that first introduced Christianity to Ceylon in 1505 in the form of an Inquisition following the success of the Goa Inquisition in India. It was a Reign of Terror.
In India, Syriac Christians were living there over 1,900 years ago. Clearly before any European invasions of India.
In 1500s Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 Dharmapala of Kotte, was the first Christian king in Sri Lankan history.
@@brawlerb2299 Don Juan Dharmapala converted to Christianity and allowed the Portuguese to destroy Buddhist Temples and build Christian churches on top of destroyed Buddhist Temples. The most despised King in the History of Sri Lanka as he was a traitor to his country, race and religion.
@@senakaweeraratna741 You are right. Don Juan Dharmapala was a traitor.
But, Christians in India fought against Portuguese because Portuguese wanted to Westernise Christianity.
@@brawlerb2299 Christianity is for ostensible purposes a Western religion. King Constantine who made Christianity the State Religion of the Roman Empire long before the Portuguese Inquisition in Goa and Ceylon was from the West. It was Father Xavier who introduced the Inquisition to Goa.
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