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Attention needs to be focused in on a specific set of issues to do with the contest over Rama Setu or Adam’s Bridge in relation to religion, empire and culture of predominantly Buddhist Sri Lanka. The topic is narrowed down to the 19th and 20th centuries to make it manageable. Please include the history of Adam’s Bridge in Chapter 1, with emphasis on Indian and Mahayana Buddhist (Lankavatara-sutra) acceptance of the phenomenon. Chapter two must be for the European/Muslim/Christian accounts and histories of Adam’s Bridge. Chapter 3 must be for Why and How Buddhist Sri Lanka has given no place to this literally existence geographical phenomenon. The obvious reason is that Sinhalese Buddhists have always wanted to imagine that the phenomenon never exists. How they tactfully promoted Adam’s Peak but ignored Adam’s Bridge, so that the sacred geography of the island of Sri Lanka would never be adulterated by the land connection to the island. Chapter 3 must include the way Ravana is hero to Sinhalese Buddhists, and that Buddha asked Vishnu to be the guardian of Lanka, and that Ravana is a disciple of Vishnu and/or Buddha.

The thesis is that Adam’s Bridge is of no importance to Sinhalese Buddhists, due to their idea of Sri Lanka as "Sacred Island Geography."

Please send us a synopsis/research outline ASAP. Since the use of as many Sinhala source as possible is mandatory, please use as many Sri Lankan source as possible. To Hindus it’s Rama’s Bridge. To Muslims and later on to Christians in colonial Ceylon it was Adam’s Bridge. In order to come up with still lesser known actual history of Adam’s Bridge, please use colonial as many 19-20 Century resources and narratives as possible. The indian/Hindu account is of much less value, and therefore must be limited to Chapter 1.
THERE ARE MUSLIM ACCOUNTS. THERE ARE CHRISTIAN ACCOUNTS. AND THERE ARE BUDDHIST ACCOUNTS OF DENIAL.
The modern history of it as "Adam’s Bridge" is easily ignored within Sinhala Buddhist nationalism, even though it came to be prominent during European colonialism in Sri Lanka.

IT’S OK TO USE THE SCIENTIFIC AND HINDU ACCOUNTS OF ADAM’S BRIDGE IN INTRODUCTION. THE THEIS LIES IN MUSLIM, CHRISTIAN AND SRI LANKAN SINHALA BUDDHIST ACCOUNTS.

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