He wanted to hide the fact that all Buddhas were born in Ceylon.
Atanatiya Sutra has changed these great ancient kings to Amanussayos.
Wesamana or Wesamuni
Son is Barana
There were four kings out of almost 100 kings who reigned the 4 regions of Ceylon.
Dasa or Datha in Sanskrit
Dasa Raka or Darha Raksha
Paka or Viruda in Sanskrit
Vesamuni and Virupakshana
Now have changed these kings by Tamils to 4 Gods
The Tamil distortion is enormous.
For over 2000 years remanant or Buddha Dathu or relics were venerated and not paradaded on streets.
Most were deposited in Cheithiyas for protection.
I firmly believe that "Danta Dathu" was removed by a crafty monk during British rule and a Replica was given back to the British as a replacement.
Nobody really knows where it is now and Buddhist monks who guard it knows how to keep a Top Secret.
Current Kandy city with so many Muslim, Christian, Catholic and Hindu Kovils is not the place for veneration for Buddhists. British ruined this city and planted the biggest "Bogambara Prison" and so many criminals burried under its soil and is a disgrace to our history. I did visit it when it was emptied but it was a pathetic site. The Nilames bungalows were converted to prision cells.
Read Processor Anuradha Seneviratna's books.
History of Kandy Perahara is less than 100 years. It was a formal protest against British rule. Only head strong Muslims do not take part in this Tamil Festival. Tamils are well known to celebrate many festivals especially after harvesting and begging for Water Gods.
These are not traditions of real Buddhists who do not worship Gods but believe in "Kamma and Rebirth".
Kandy Perahera is the Tamil king's adoptation to belittle Buddha's prominence in Ceylon and to make believe in Tamil Gods.
Born in Kandy I do not go to see Perahara.
In fact, I take 2 weeks leave during Perahara.
However, I visit Paththini Devale which is built in the name of next Buddha, Metta and I never go Kataragama Devale
I was lucky to be in Wauda in Kandy as a kid where Buddha supposed to have visited. It is now called Kande Devale another Tamil dustortion.
There are 4 Devalas in Kandy.
Kandy is a messy and polluted city.
I am happy to be away from Kandy which is known for asthma due to heavy pollution.
But I love Peradeniya and I was happy to live a walking distance away in my retirement.
My weekly walk extented to about 5 to 7 Kilometers.
Paththini
Vishnu
Kataragama
Natha
Suman Saman (Devale) was an uncle of Gotama Buddha. He is now venerated as a God.