Daskon episode 54 recap

Hi guys. Happy Vesak everyone.  Exams starting soon and I am freaked out. Next poya day would be Poson and by that time I yet have 3 more exams to go.  Nothing more though but go and watch Daredevil it is suppose to be very very good. Anyway he is one of my favorite superheroes. I am one of the few who liked the Daredevil movie with Ben Affleck and I hoped they would make a better movie especially with a better ending.  Why the hell did Mayweather have to win that match…ah that was a big let down.  Well let’s get down to biz.

Now for the recap:

The King asks what the drum was. A catholic father explains that the drummer’s name is Alaginayuthim. He says that he is a person who sang and danced. He is at the moment teaching it to some of the Haburankatha children. The King says that the drummer should be given a gift.  He gets up to go. Pramila’s father says that they have to speak about Saranankara Samanara’s school. The King says yes the astrologers are coming tomorrow to give a complaint against him. He continues to ask whether he knows anything about Saranankara Samanara’s “silwath samagama”, when Pramila’s father cannot answer. The King says poke your nose to thinks that you understand.    Pramila’s father is offensed. The King says we will see about that tomorrow.

The King and Pramila

The good minister’s friend comes to tell him that there will be fire in the Palace. The good minister says Ah yes that was done long time ago. The friend says I am not talking about something that happened before!!!! I am talking about something that will happen in the future.

Some random Hindu Veda is muttering something in his language in front of the Palace. The guards tell him that they don’t understand anything that he is saying. The astrologer’s come and they smile at the Veda and go in to the Palace. The guards bow before them as if they are Buddhist Monks.

Saranankara Samanara

The good minister wants to talk about Saranankara Samanara.   The King says haven’t the astrologers come. The good minister looks shocked. The King asks the MahaAdikaram whether it isn’t against the laws to talk about a mere Samanara before the great astrologers. The MahaAdikaram says well a Samanara ( a trainee monk who hasn’t yet attained Monkhood) is technically equal to a Monk so yes you can speak about a Samanara before an astrologer. The King says anyway good minister you wait until I speak to the astrologers.

The ministers

The astrologers come and they say they cannot work together as they don’t  like each other. The Sangha according to them have told the people not to worship astrologers or even give alms. The King says now it is your chance good minister. The good minister points out that astrologers are not the Sangha even though they live in Temples and look after Buddhist books. The astrologers say that they cannot live with each other. It is either them or the astrologers. The King says we will ask a foreigner. The Catholic father is asked to tell what he believes. He speaks of how Christianity was divided and stuff and how the differences in clothes and stuff tell the people who are who. The King says now tell us astrologers what you think?  He astrologer says well the Sangha are the ones who started a new and they should wear a head band or a head gear to cover their heads. The good minister gets pissed off and gets up and shouts and says I hope that this council will not insult Buddhism or Lord Buddha……..to be continued tomorrow…

This is what astrologers look like. 

Precap: 

The Gong is sounded.

Saranankara Samanara comes to the main hall and everyone worships him. Daskon is given a Niyagala flower by Pramila (Niyagala is deadly poison.) She doesn’t know this.  She sings a song for him. They are very happy. All the ministers fall before Saranankara Samanara and Sadu! Sadu! Sadu! echoes thorough the great Palace Halls.